Contingency fee multiplier letter SB 914 and HB 7071
2-19-20 Contingency fee multiplier letter SB 914 and HB 7071.pdf
FIC: E Bike Regulation Bill Ready For House Floor
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 971, the House electronic bike (e-bike) bill, is ready for the floor after clearing its last assigned committee on February 20, 2020 with an amendment to remove the notice and public hearing requirements for local governments to restrict the use of e-bikes on certain paths. The Senate…
FIC: Air Ambulance Balance Billing Prohibition Passes House
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 20, 2020, the House passed its air ambulance bill (HB 747) with a vote of 117-0. The bill now goes to the Senate for approval. The Senate bill (SB 736) is in its last committee. The House approved a floor amendment to clean up the bill. Under…
FIC: Consultant Pharmacists Scope Of Practice Expansion Sent To Senate
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 599 expands the scope of practice for consultant pharmacists. A similar bill passed the House last year, but died in the Senate when it was never heard in committee. The full House approved this year’s consultant pharmacist bill on February 20, 2020 with a vote of 115-2. The…
FIC: Workers’ Comp Nurse Registry Attendant Care Bill Moves In Senate & Passes House
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills relating to the use of nurse registries in workers’ compensation cases moved in the House and Senate this week. The House bill (HB 437) was heard on the House floor on special order on February 19, 2020 and approved for final passage on February 20, 2020 with a…
FIC: Omnibus Bill With Salvage Title, Auto Cancellation, WC PayPal And More Clears Last House Committee
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House has two omnibus insurance bills moving this year, HB 359 and HB 895. They contain some of the same provisions but also have different provisions in them. The Senate also has two omnibus insurance bills filed, but one is stuck in its first committee, so the…
FIC: Vulnerable Investor Protection Bill Passes House
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 813 protects vulnerable investors from financial exploitation by allowing investment advisors or dealers to delay financial transactions if they suspect financial exploitation. The House passed the bill on February 20, 2020 with a vote of 118-0. The Senate will now consider the House bill. The Senate companion,…
FIC: Building Commission Reduction Ready For Floor In House and Senate
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 20, 2020, House and Senate committees approved HB 1193 and SB 474, bills deregulating numerous professions and occupations. The bills include changes to the membership of the Florida Building Commission which may be important to the property insurance industry. Although amendments were adopted to each bill…
FIC: Credit For Reinsurance Bill Advances To House Floor
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The OIR backed credit for reinsurance bill that incorporates substantive provisions from the 2017 Covered Agreement between the U.S. and the European Union (EU) passed its last committee in the House on February 20, 2020. A title amendment was adopted to HB 1211 to match the title to the…