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HB 797: Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association

GENERAL BILL by Robinson, W.

Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; Redefines "person," to apply to provisions relating to life & health insurance guaranty of payments; authorizes Florida Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association to assume, reissue, & cause to be reissued covered polices of impaired insurers; revises association's standing before court; provides association has right to appear or intervene before court or agency in another state; authorizes board of directors of association to credit specified assessments against certain future assessments; requires member insurers to pay deferred assessments.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 6/17/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-109
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2021 House • Filed
    2/22/2021 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    3/2/2021 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/4/2021 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
    3/5/2021 House • Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    3/9/2021 House • Favorable by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    3/12/2021 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    3/16/2021 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
    • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
    4/15/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
    • Immediately certified
    • Message sent to senate
    4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
    4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 496
    4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 496
    4/21/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 515
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for SB 1470 -SJ 515
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 515
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 515
    • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 515
    4/21/2021 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    6/14/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/16/2021 • Approved by Governor
    6/17/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-109

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  • HB 797, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2021 at 11:50 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1470 Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Boyd Similar Last Action: 4/21/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 797 (Ch. 2021-109) -SJ 515

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    631.714 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    631.717 Powers and duties of the association. Page 2 (pdf)
    631.718 Assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    631.721 Plan of operation. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 797, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2021 at 12:24 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/21/2021 (pdf)
    State Administration and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2021 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1470 Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Boyd Similar Last Action: 4/21/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 797 (Ch. 2021-109) -SJ 515

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/15/2021 4:16 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/21/2021 10:33 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    631.714 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    631.717 Powers and duties of the association. Page 2 (pdf)
    631.718 Assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    631.721 Plan of operation. Page 6 (pdf)

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