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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 11, 2018, the House workers’ compensation reform bill, HB 7009, was heard on the floor for the first time and rolled to third reading. It can be voted on for passage on January 12, 2018, the next time the House is in Session. No floor amendments were…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Commerce Committee passed the named driver exclusion bill, HB 329 with one amendment (#683325) during its meeting on January 11, 2018. This was the last committee stop for the bill; thus it will next be heard on the House floor when set by the House Rules Committee.…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 11, 2018, the Senate Rules Committee unanimously approved SB 98, this year’s step therapy and prior authorization bill. This was the last committee stop for the bill. The bill will now be heard on the Senate floor when scheduled by the Special Order Calendar Group. The Rules…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A Senate bill making significant changes to the mediation process that is harmful to the insurance industry was postponed on January 10, 2018 in its first committee stop, the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill sponsor, Sen. Steube, who also chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, postponed the bill without explanation.…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 759 by Rep. Trumbell (R-Panama City) changes part of the claim process for construction defect claims. The bill passed its first House committee on January 10, 2018. It was not amended in committee. HB 759 requires the notice of a claim in a construction defect case to be…