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SB 1478: Homeowners' Protection Act/Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Silver ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gutman ; Dudley ; Dyer ; Holzendorf ; Childers ; Forman ; Meadows ; KURTH ; Hargrett ; Clary ; Crist ; Kirkpatrick

Homeowners' Protection Act/Insurance; defines "insurer" for purposes of certain revenue bonds; provides for deactivation of Residential Property & Casualty Joint Underwriting Association & termination of association's plan of operation under certain circumstances; establishes Florida Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan; creates Fla. FAIR Plan Association; requires association to contract with Fla. Hurricane Catastrophe Fund for certain purposes, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $2,300,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1108 (Ch. 98-173)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/25/1998 Senate • Prefiled
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00091
5/1/1998 Senate • Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1108 (Ch. 98-173)