Recap of Week 4 & Preview of Week 5 of Session
The Florida legislative session is typically 9 weeks of “hurry up and wait” and this year is a lot of waiting. We are unable to freely go in and …
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Recap of Week 3 & Preview of Week 4 of Session
This past week saw an offensive by opponents to two bills that together, seek to cure the most serious ailments and abuses in Florida’s homeowners property insurance market. Look …
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Recap of Week 2 & Preview of Week 3 of Session
Property insurance reforms, including combating insurance fraud, continue to make good progress in the Florida Legislature as we enter the third week of the nine-week session. Lawmakers are also …
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Recap of Week 1 & Preview of Week 2 of Session
The 2021 Legislature officially started on last Tuesday, March 2 with a much smaller number of onlookers because of continued COVID concerns. House and Senate members are battling the …
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Recap of final committee week 5
The fifth and final week of pre-session committee meetings occurred last week among a flurry of activity, as outlined below. Committees will resume meeting a week from today, with the full Florida Legislature beginning …
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Opening week of the 2021 Legislative Session
We open Bill Watch on the eve of the 60-day Florida legislative session with a $100 million commitment to combat sea-level rise from House Speaker Chris Sprowls, whose district is flood central – …
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Recap of committee week 4 & preview of week 5
Expect to see a lot of action on bills this week, the last committee week before the Florida Legislature begins its formal 60-day annual session on March 2. This past …
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Recap of committee week 3 & preview of week 4
All eyes were on the Florida Senate last week with testimony in two key committees about ways to reform the property insurance arena. One of the featured presenters was Greg …
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Recap of committee week 2 & preview of week 3
The Florida legislature is steeped in tradition but this session is a stark departure from tradition thanks to COVID-19. Topics include the resulting $2 billion shortfall in the budget with …
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First committee week
Last week, there were several Senate and House Committees that discussed, debated and dreaded the facts about the Florida property insurance market. Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Chairman and Manatee/Sarasota Counties Senator Jim Boyd used the word …
