Florida Senate - 2022 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2-D Ì322868PÎ322868 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: 11/F/2R . 05/24/2022 12:14 PM . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Farmer moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Between lines 1488 and 1489 4 insert: 5 Section 22. (1) The Department of Revenue shall use the 6 revenue from the premium tax collected under s. 624.509, Florida 7 Statutes, to issue rebates to homeowners who have experienced 8 residential property insurance premium increases of 15 percent 9 or more. A homeowner is eligible if the premium for the policy 10 year has increased by 15 percent or more over the premium for 11 the previous policy year. By August 31, 2022, and annually 12 thereafter, a homeowner may apply to the department for a 13 rebate. The department may request information from the 14 homeowner which is necessary to determine the homeowner’s 15 eligibility. If the department determines that the homeowner is 16 eligible, the department must issue a rebate in the amount of 17 the premium increase. If the total revenue from the premium tax 18 is insufficient to issue rebates to all homeowners determined 19 eligible by the department, the department shall distribute 20 rebates proportionately based on the amounts for which each 21 homeowner is eligible. 22 (2) The department is authorized, and all conditions are 23 deemed met, to adopt emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4), 24 Florida Statutes, for the purpose of administering this section. 25 (3) Notwithstanding any other law, emergency rules adopted 26 pursuant to subsection (2) are effective for 6 months after 27 adoption and may be renewed during the pendency of procedures to 28 adopt permanent rules addressing the subject of the emergency 29 rules. 30 31 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 32 And the title is amended as follows: 33 Delete line 156 34 and insert: 35 proceedings; requiring the Department of Revenue to 36 use the revenue from the insurance premium tax to 37 issue rebates to certain homeowners; providing for 38 eligibility; authorizing homeowners to apply for 39 rebates; authorizing the department to request 40 necessary information; requiring the department to 41 issue rebates to eligible homeowners; providing for 42 distribution of rebates; authorizing the department to 43 adopt emergency rules; providing for expiration of 44 that authority; providing for construction of the act 45 in