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CS/CS/CS/HB 651: Department of Financial Services

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Beshears ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Williams

Department of Financial Services; Authorizing the department to create an Internet-based transmission system to accept service of process; extending the repeal date of an exemption for medical malpractice insurance premiums from certain emergency assessments levied by the Office of Insurance Regulation for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; authorizing service of process by specified means; establishing the Firefighter Assistance Program for certain purposes, etc. APPROPRIATION: $229,165

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/28/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-132, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 908 (Ch. 2016-165)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/12/2015 House • Filed
11/23/2015 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 57
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 57
1/14/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 01/19/16, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
1/19/2016 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 1 -HJ 288
1/26/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 283
1/27/2016 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 305
2/4/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/08/16, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall
2/8/2016 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 414
2/9/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 410
2/11/2016 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 451
2/15/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 02/17/16, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
2/17/2016 House • CS/CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 518
2/19/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2/22/2016 House • CS/CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 513
2/23/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 560
2/29/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16
3/2/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 662
• Amendment(s) adopted (485855, 757297) -HJ 663
• Amendment temporarily postponed (579575) -HJ 663
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/3/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 697
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 1 -HJ 698
3/3/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 648
• Received -SJ 648
3/4/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 668
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 668
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 992 -SJ 668
• Read 2nd time -SJ 668
• Amendment(s) adopted (145740, 411956, 481068, 690366) -SJ 668
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 763
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 763
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn (690366) -SJ 764
• Read 3rd time -SJ 764
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 764
3/7/2016 House • In returning messages
3/9/2016 House • Was taken up -HJ 951
• Concurred in 3 amendment(s) (145740, 411956, 481068) -HJ 952
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 954
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 954
3/11/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1434
3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
3/28/2016 • Chapter No. 2016-132, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 908 (Ch. 2016-165)