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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House direct primary care bill (HB 161) was taken up by the Senate on May 4, 2017. The Senate added numerous other bad health care bills to the direct primary care bill. Thus, the bill will bounce back to the House for consideration of the new provisions.…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The Legislature has approved the 2017 flood insurance package which includes a six-year extension in deregulation of rates for flood coverage from private insurers. The House on May 4 on a 117-0 concurred in Senate amendments, which had been approved a day earlier, to the House flood bill (HB 813…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On May 4, 2017, the Senate added changes to the building code adoption process to HB 1021, a bill passed by the House on April 19, 2017 that dealt with construction but that did not contain building code changes. Thus, it appears HB 1021 is now the vehicle for…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On May 4, 2017, the Senate added changes to the building code adoption process to HB 1021, a bill passed by the House on April 19, 2017 that dealt with construction but that did not contain building code changes. Thus, it appears HB 1021 is now the vehicle for…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant Sen. Kathleen Passidomo was concerned about one remaining issue involving punch lists, but that apparently will be put off for another time, and the Senate May 4 prepared to give final approval to a House-passed bill clarifying when the statute of limitation and statute of repose begin for construction defect…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate created a healthcare train on May 3, 2017 on HB 7117 by adding multiple bills to HB 7117. HB 7117 initially only dealt with Medicaid managed care and was sent by the House to the Senate as a Medicaid managed care bill, but the bill was expanded…
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantHB 813 (e1) It is the House’s turn to decide whether to accept its bill promoting private flood insurance as an option to the NFIP as rewritten by the Senate or refuse, forcing further negotiations even though the regular session is rapidly winding down. The Senate May 3 passed 31-0 the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On May 3, 2017, the Senate added provisions regulating sidewalk drones/personal delivery devices (PDDs) to the House airborne drone bill, HB 1027. One of the PDD provisions added relates to insurance. This provision requires a PDD operator to maintain an insurance policy that provides general liability coverage of at…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant Legislation protecting sensitive workers’ compensation insurance claims information from attorneys for solicitation purposes passed the House 120-0 May 3 and will be going to Governor Rick Scott. The House agreed to accept a somewhat different Senate version because the differences were more style than substance, said Rep. Ben Albritton. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) clean up package, HB 925, returned to the House on May 3, 2017 so the House can consider the changes made to the bill by the Senate. If they approve the changes, the amended bill will go to Governor Scott for signature. …