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CS/CS/CS/SB 542: Flood Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Appropriations ; Banking and Insurance ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Simpson ; Benacquisto ; Galvano ; Bradley ; Latvala ; Bean ; Flores ; Evers ; Stargel ; Garcia ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Hays ; Thrasher ; Grimsley ; Richter ; Lee ; Detert

Flood Insurance; Adding projected flood losses to the factors that must be considered by the Office of Insurance Regulation in reviewing certain rate filings; authorizing certain insurers to offer flood insurance in this state; authorizing supplemental flood insurance; providing supplemental flood insurance requirements; prohibiting Citizens Property Insurance Corporation from providing flood insurance; prohibiting the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund from reimbursing losses caused by flooding, etc.

Effective Date: 6/13/2014
 Last Action: 6/13/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-80, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1262 (Ch. 2014-98)
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Banking and Insurance (BI)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/17/2013 Senate • Filed
12/18/2013 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 45
12/19/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/08/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
1/8/2014 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 137
1/10/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/13/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 137
1/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 02/06/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/6/2014 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 139
2/10/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 139
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/14, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/20/2014 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 139
2/24/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/3/2014 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Banking and Insurance -SJ 134
• Now in Banking and Insurance
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 45
• CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 126
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 126
3/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/11/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/11/2014 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
3/13/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/14/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 243
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/20/14
3/17/2014 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 248
3/20/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 290
• Amendment(s) adopted (138770)
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 290
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/26/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 325
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 326
4/1/2014 House • In Messages
4/23/2014 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 629
• Received -HJ 629
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14
4/25/2014 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 879 -HJ 764
• Read 2nd time -HJ 764
• Amendment(s) adopted (024061) -HJ 766
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 794
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 98 NAYS 11 -HJ 794
4/28/2014 Senate • In returning messages
5/1/2014 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (256221) -SJ 883
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 3 -SJ 885
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 885
6/5/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/13/2014 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2014-80, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1262 (Ch. 2014-98)