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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel This year’s insurance omnibus bill, HB 465 and SB 784, moved closer to passage on March 2, 2018 when the bill passed its last Senate committee and was heard on the House floor on special order. The House will likely vote on the bill the next time they are…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The first responder workers’ compensation PTSD bill (HB 227, SB 376) was heard on the House and Senate floors on March 2, 2018 on special order. Thus, the bill is in good posture to pass this year. The House and Senate bills are identical. Starting October 1, 2018,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House passed the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) bill (HB 351) on March 1, 2018 by a vote of 115-0. The House bill is now in the Senate for consideration and approval. The Senate bill, SB 1494, passed its last committee, Appropriations, on March 2, 2018 with one amendment. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The public records exemption in current law for proprietary business information provided by insurers in the private market to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) for use in the Citizens Clearinghouse will be reenacted and saved from repeal under a bill that is ready for a floor vote in the…