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By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The medication synchronization bill (CS/CS/SB 800) affording Floridians “more predictability and convenience” when they pick up prescription drugs won 120-0 final approval from the House May 3 and will go to Governor Rick Scott. The legislation “is aimed at giving Floridians, especially the elderly and chronically ill, more predictability and…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Entities allowed to form a public housing authority self-insurance fund (SIF) are expanded under a bill passed by the Senate on May 3, 2017 with a vote of 36-0. The bill, HB 421, passed the House on April 26, 2017. The bill now goes to Governor Scott for consideration. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) insolvency package, HB 837, passed the Legislature on May 3, 2017 and will now be sent to the Governor for approval. The House passed the bill on April 26, 2017 and the Senate passed it on May 3, 2017. The bill is…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 26, 2017, the House unanimously passed HB 911, the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill and sent it to the Senate for consideration. The Senate heard the bill on the floor on May 3, 2017, and substituted the House bill for the Senate bill as the bills…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 307 related to the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA or Association) passed the House on April 20, 2017 and was sent to the Senate for consideration and approval. The Senate considered the bill on the floor on May 3, 2017 and amended it. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The full House unanimously approved the Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package on April 20, 2017 and sent the bill to the Senate. The Senate heard the bill on the floor for the first time on May 2, 2017 and amended the bill (amendment #658314) to replace the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On May 2, 2017, the Florida Senate voted unanimously to return the House workers’ compensation public records bill, HB 1107, back to the House. On May 1, 2017, the Senate amended the House bill replacing the House bill with the Senate version of it. FIC reported on May 1,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House flood insurance bill (HB 813) was taken up by the full Senate on May 2, 2017 and amended (amendment #198022). Thus, if the Senate votes the amended bill out on May 3, 2017, the bill will go back to the House for approval of the amended bill.…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Entities allowed to form a public housing authority self-insurance fund (SIF) are expanded under a bill heard on the Senate floor on May 2, 2017. The bill, HB 421, passed the House on April 26, 2017 and was sent to the Senate for consideration and approval. When the Senate…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 26, 2017, the Florida House passed the Department of Financial Services (DFS) insolvency package, HB 837. The Senate took up the bill on May 2, 2017, substituted the House bill for the Senate bill, and did not amend the House bill. The Senate is expected to vote…