FIC: Health Insurance Organ Donor Bill Clears Last House Committee Without Health Insurance Implications

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House organ transplant bill, HB 1187, no longer contains a prohibition on health insurance excluding coverage for organ donors as the provision was removed in its first committee. However, the Senate organ donor bill (SB 1516) still contains the prohibition.  The bill differences will have to be worked…

FIC: County Court Appellate Jurisdiction Change Approved By House and Senate Committees

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House and Senate passed bills changing the appellate jurisdiction of county courts during committee meetings on February 18, 2020.   The House Appropriations Committee approved HB 7059 with amendments providing an appropriation and clarifying public defenders and the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsels will be…

FIC: Omnibus With FHCF, Auto Cancellation, Travel Insurance & More Passes 2nd House Committee

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FIC: Omnibus Limited To Salvage Title, WC PayPal, Deemer, And More And Auto Insurance Verification Removed

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel In the Senate Infrastructure and Security Committee on February 17, 2020, SB 1606, the only Senate insurance omnibus bill that is moving, picked up provisions from the second stalled omnibus bill via a strike all amendment (798258).  The provisions added to the bill are non-controversial and deal with administrative…

FIC: FIGA Condo Association Coverage Increase Clears Another Senate Committee

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 898 increases the FIGA coverage limit and the FIGA emergency assessment maximum for condominium association and homeowners’ association FIGA claims.  The bill passed its second Senate committee on February 17, 2020 without amendment and has one committee left. Upon insurer insolvency, FIGA is currently obligated to pay an…