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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate unanimously passed a large courts measure that includes changing appellate jurisdiction for county courts on March 9, 2020, and sent the bill to the House for approval. The House is expected to agree to the bill. The county court appellate jurisdiction part of SB 1392 requires criminal…
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Governor Ron DeSantis Leading Coordinated Response to Threat of COVID-19 in Florida On March 6, 2020, in News Releases, by Staff Tallahassee, Fla. – Since the emergence of COVID-19 in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has remained in constant communication with State Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees, public health officials at the local, state and federal…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 6, 2020, SB 1582, the Senate asbestos trust claims bill passed the full Senate with a vote of 38-0 while the House bill (HB 741) was postponed on the House floor to wait for the Senate bill to come over. Because the House and…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 6, 2020, with a vote of 88-18, the House passed HB 389 which greatly expands the scope of practice for pharmacists. The bill now goes to the Senate for approval. SB 714, the Senate companion bill, has cleared all its committees, but is very different from…
CFO Patronis Statement on Passage of DFS Agency Bill From Senate Committee TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a statement on Tuesday’s passage of SB 1404 by Senator Keith Perry, which is the Department of Financial Services agency bill, out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill moves next to…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House property insurance contingency risk multiplier bill (HB 7071) which essentially codifies the federal standard allowing use of a multiplier for fees in only rare and exceptional cases passed the House on March 4, 2020 by a vote of 72-46. Two Republican members, Reps. Fitzenhagen and Grall, who…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 799 and HB 801 revamp Florida’s trade secret protection laws. The bills passed the full House on March 4, 2020 without any debate. The measures will be sent to the Senate for consideration and approval. Legislation revamping Florida’s trade secret laws were proposed the past few Sessions. …