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CS/HB 1-A: Hurricane Preparedness & Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council ; Rivera ; Grimsley ; Seiler ; Gibson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Galvano ; Hasner ; Needelman

Hurricane Preparedness & Insurance ; authorizes certain hospitals to jointly issue bonds to finance windstorm coverages & claims; requires insurers electing optional coverages offered by Fla. Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to make rate filings that reflect savings or reduction in loss exposure; revises criteria for wind certification & hurricane mitigation inspectors; requires that insurer make file & use filing under certain circumstances, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 01/25/2007 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 1/25/2007 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-1
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/15/2007 House • Filed; Referred to Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00002; On Council agenda-- Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council, 01/16/07, 2:15 pm, 212-K
1/16/2007 House • Introduced -HJ 00002; CS by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00007; CS read 1st time on 01/16/07 -HJ 00006; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00007; On Committee agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 01/17/07, 8:00 am, 212-K
1/17/2007 House • Favorable by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 29 NAYS 0 -HJ 00037; Placed in Rules & Calendar Council -HJ 00037; Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00035; Read 3rd time -HJ 00035; CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 00035
1/17/2007 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Banking and Insurance -SJ 00021
1/18/2007 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance -SJ 00024; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00024; Amendment(s) adopted (434898) -SJ 00025; Read 3rd time -SJ 00058; CS passed as amended (434898); YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00058; Requested House to concur, or failing to concur, appoint conference committee -SJ 00058; Conference Committee appointed: Senators Posey, Chair; Deutch, Vice Chair; Alexander, Atwater, Dawson, Gaetz, Lawson, Peaden, Storms, Wilson, Webster, Geller -SJ 00193
1/18/2007 House • In returning messages; Refused to concur, acceded to request for conference committee -HJ 00038, -HJ 00039; Conference Committee appointed: Representatives Sansom, Co-Chair; Cannon, Rivera, Bogdanoff, Brown, Reagan, Hasner, Mayfield, Coley, Grimsley, Kravitz, Traviesa, Seiler, Richardson, Gelber, Taylor, Cusack, Sands -HJ 00202
1/22/2007 House • Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 00203; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 00204; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 116 NAYS 2 -HJ 00234
1/22/2007 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 00196; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 00230; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report (574486); YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00230
1/22/2007 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
1/24/2007 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
1/25/2007 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-1