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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The bill to ban use of genetic testing by life and long-term care insurers died the last day of Session. This is the second year in a row the bill has died. However, we expect to see it filed again next year as the issue is a priority of…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel After bouncing between both chambers a couple of times during the waning day of Session, HB 1113 finally passed. The passed bill contains the voluntary health shared savings language like the original bill did, but also contains changes for the state group health insurance program. Procedurally, when the Senate…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Throughout Session a large professional license deregulation package that seemed to be a priority of the House and Senate and Governor DeSantis, sailed through committees in the House and Senate despite controversy about the deregulation of some professions contained in the package. However, in an interesting turn of events,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On the last day of Session, the House accepted language added by the Senate to a House building permits bill dealing with the effect of pre-suit notices under the statute of repose for construction defect claims. Procedurally, the House concurred in Senate amendment 353614 to HB 447 and passed…