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CS/CS/HB 9-A: Hurricane Deductibles

GENERAL BILL by Ross ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Anderson ; Antone ; Attkisson ; Barreiro ; Baxley ; Brandenburg ; Bucher ; Bullard ; Davis ; Farkas ; Grant ; Harrell ; Hukill ; Jordan ; Kreegel ; Legg ; Littlefield ; Mayfield ; Murzin ; Pickens ; Sorensen ; Stargel ; Traviesa ; Troutman ; Vana ; Zapata

Hurricane Deductibles; provides for Financial Services Dept. to reimburse policyholders of residential property insurance for multiple deductibles applied by insurers for two or more hurricanes; prohibits insurers from changing methods of waiving or applying deductibles due to provisions of law providing for reimbursement to policyholders; requires State Administration Bd. to increase future premiums to Fla. Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, etc. Amends 627.701. APPROPRIATION: $150,000,000.

Effective Date: 12/21/2004
Last Action: 12/21/2004 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-480; See also CS/SB 1486 (Ch. 2005-111)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/10/2004 House • Filed
12/13/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Insurance (CC); Fiscal Council; Commerce Council -HJ 00004; On Committee agenda-- Insurance (CC), 12/13/04, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable with CS amendment by Insurance (CC); YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -HJ 00038; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Fiscal Council -HJ 00038; On Council agenda-- Fiscal Council, 12/14/04, 10:15 am, 212-K
12/14/2004 House • Favorable by Fiscal Council; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 00038; Now in Commerce Council -HJ 00038; On Council agenda-- Commerce Council, 12/14/04, 3:45 pm, 404-H; Favorable with CS amendment by- Commerce Council; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00038; Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00038
12/15/2004 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00031; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00031; Was taken up -HJ 00033; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00033
12/16/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 00043; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 2 -HJ 00043
12/16/2004 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Banking and Insurance; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00021; Immediately withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00016; Substituted for CS/SB 10-A -SJ 00016; Read second and third times -SJ 00016; Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 00016
12/16/2004 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 00048
12/21/2004 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-480; See also CS/SB 1486 (Ch. 2005-111)