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By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The complete staff analysis of the Senate bill is available from this link: Staff analysis The revised Senate bill text is available from this link: CS/SB 530 The complete staff analysis of the House bill is available from this link PDF The revised House bill text is available from this…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Without debate, on March 30, 2017, the House passed the homeowners’ policy transfer bill by a vote of 113-0. The Senate companion bill, which is similar, is in its last committee. Both House and Senate bills allow – under certain circumstances – the transfer of a personal lines…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill designed to provide clarification as to when the statute of limitation and statute of repose start for construction defect claims by defining when the construction contract is considered complete passed the House on March 30, 2017 by a vote of 114-0. The Senate companion, which is identical,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills relating to direct primary care (HB 161) and drug transparency (HB 589) passed the House on March 30, 2017. There was no debate on either bill. The vote on the direct primary care bill was 107-6. The vote on the drug transparency bill was 114-0. Regarding direct primary…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 993 State Employees’ Prescription Drug Program — by Magar The House Appropriations Committee approved 24-0 on March 29 a plan establishing a drug formulary for the state employee group health insurance program, with a projected savings of $30 million in the upcoming fiscal year even though it would be…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 334 Prejudgment Interest — by Steube This is now the bill:266818 – Amendment (Delete All) PDF398962 – Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (266818) PDF471646 – Amendment to Substitute Amendment (398962) PDF The second committee substitute and revised staff analysis should be available soon, probably early next week. FIC will distribute…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General CounselThe House postponed consideration of the TNC bill, HB 221, by the full House on March 29, 2017. We believe the bill was postponed because Florida’s CFO, Jeff Atwater, wants the TNC enforcement provisions given to him in the bill amended to require enforcement actions be pursued initially in an…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills relating to direct primary care (HB 161) and drug transparency (HB 589) were taken up for the first time on the House floor on March 29, 2017. The House is expected to debate and pass the bills on March 30, 2017. Regarding direct primary care, both the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill designed to provide clarification as to when the statute of limitation and statute of repose start for construction defect claims by defining when the construction contract is considered complete is expected to be passed by the House on March 30, 2017. The bill, HB 377, was heard…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 29, 2017, the full House heard the homeowners’ policy transfer bill and moved the bill for a vote which should occur on March 30, 2017. The bill, HB 805, was amended on the floor. The amendment made a clarifying change to the bill, but did not change…