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CS/CS/HB 635: Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Edwards

Insurance; Revises date of future repeal of exemption of medical malpractice insurance premiums from emergency assessments imposed to fund certain obligations, costs, & expenses of Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund & Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corporation; authorizes uniform motor vehicle proof-of-insurance card to be in electronic format; provides construction with respect to parameters of person's consent to access information on electronic device presented to provide proof of insurance; provides immunity from liability to law enforcement officer for damage to electronic device presented to provide proof of insurance; authorizes DHSMV to adopt rules; authorizes insurers to furnish uniform proof-of-purchase cards in electronic format for use by insureds to prove purchase of required insurance coverage when registering motor vehicle; defines "authorized inspection agency"; requires chief inspector of state boiler inspection program to issue certificate of competency as special inspector to certain individuals; specifies how long certificate remains in effect; prohibits an insurance agency from conducting insurance business at location without designated agent in charge; revises date by which title insurance agencies & certain insurers must annually submit specified information to OIR.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 157 (Ch. 2013-190), CS/HB 1191 (Ch. 2013-209), CS/CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2013-160), SB 356 (Ch. 2013-125), CS/CS/SB 468 (Ch. 2013-66), CS/SB 1842 (Ch. 2013-101)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/6/2013 House • Filed
2/12/2013 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 69
3/4/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/06/13, 1:00 pm, 404 HOB
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 68
3/6/2013 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 227
3/12/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 225
3/13/2013 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 241
3/18/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/20/13, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/20/2013 House • Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 306
• Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 306
4/2/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/04/13, 10:30 am, 404 HOB
4/4/2013 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 473
4/10/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 465
4/11/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 578
4/15/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
4/17/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 629
• Amendment(s) adopted (625763, 755681, 884311) -HJ 632
• Read 3rd time -HJ 632
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 100 NAYS 17 -HJ 632
4/18/2013 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2013 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 509
4/23/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 509
4/26/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 706
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 706
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1046 -SJ 706
• Read 2nd time -SJ 706
• Amendment(s) adopted (172996, 221202, 799638, 901364) -SJ 707
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/1/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 887
• Amendment(s) adopted (332122, 615260, 648292, 800292) -SJ 888
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 949, 954
5/1/2013 House • In returning messages
5/3/2013 House • Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 157 (Ch. 2013-190), CS/HB 1191 (Ch. 2013-209), CS/CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2013-160), SB 356 (Ch. 2013-125), CS/CS/SB 468 (Ch. 2013-66), CS/SB 1842 (Ch. 2013-101)