The 160 members of the Florida Legislature return to the Capitol here in Tallahassee next Tuesday (January 13) to begin their scheduled 60-day regular session. Some of the work on issues important to leadership began this past fall …
This edition’s Bill Watch will close out the 2025 legislative session reports on bills that would change public policy. On Friday, May 2, legislators in both chambers had finally agreed on …
This was supposed to be the last week of session for the Florida Legislature but House and Senate leaders late last Thursday announced they’re still far apart on a …
Classes resume this morning (April 21) at Florida State University here in Tallahassee following last Thursday’s mass shooting by a student who in a span of less than 5 …
Last week was a slow week in the Florida Legislature for insurance and related bills, as both the House and Senate turned their attention to the only bill they …
Given the increasing momentum of pro-litigation measures in the Florida Legislature, we are adding HB 881 and HB 947 to this week’s Bill Watch. Despite the fact there are …
We begin this newsletter edition with some over-arching observations about the Florida legislative session, now just past the halfway point. There is increasing contention among lawmakers, even of the same party, on some major issues, including insurance. “What is being …
This is a special edition of our LMA Newsletter, devoted to the topic of the ongoing misrepresentation of Florida’s property insurance companies. It started in late February with the Tampa Bay Times story that Florida companies “diverted” billions of dollars …
The Florida House of Representatives and Senate will convene at 10:30am today (January 27) for a special session called by the Governor. The question around the Capitol for the past two weeks has been will they or won’t they take …
The Florida Legislature met at the Capitol last week for its organization session with many newly-elected members. The state’s property insurance market was a prominent theme in speeches by the two new leaders of the Florida …
