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CS/CS/SB 870: Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Smith

Insurance; Providing that the absence of a countersignature does not affect the validity of a policy or contract; providing that premium financing does not apply to installment payment arrangements that do not involve the advancement of funds; authorizing reciprocal insurers to return a portion of unassigned funds to their subscribers; revising provisions relating to the levy of assessments on insurers by the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/24/2014 Senate - Laid on Table -SJ 605
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/10/2014 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary -SJ 70
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 70
    3/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/11/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/11/2014 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 241
    3/12/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 241
    3/20/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
    3/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/1/2014 Senate • CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 443
    4/3/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 446
    4/4/2014 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Rules -SJ 466
    • Now in Rules
    4/16/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/14, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/21/2014 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 515
    4/22/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 515
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/14
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 517
    4/24/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 604
    • Substituted CS/HB 375 (Died in Senate returning Messages) -SJ 605
    • Laid on Table -SJ 605

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  • CS/CS/SB 870, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2014 at 4:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 143 (c2) Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Raburn Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    H 375 (c1) Insurance Santiago Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in returning Messages
    Location: In returning messages from House     		Track This Bill
    S 346 (c1) Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Lee Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
    Location: In committee/council (CM)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.425 Agent countersignature required, property, casualty, surety insurance. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.727 Motor vehicle insurance; uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage; insolvent insurer protection. Page 16 (pdf)
    627.7311 Effect of law on personal injury protection policies. Page 3 (pdf)
    627.902 Premium financing by an insurer or subsidiary. Page 3 (pdf)
    627.94072 Mandatory offers. Page 4 (pdf)
    629.271 Distribution of savings. Page 4 (pdf)
    631.54 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    631.55 Creation of the association. Page 16 (pdf)
    631.57 Powers and duties of the association. Page 5 (pdf)
    631.64 Recognition of assessments in rates. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 870, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/3/2014 at 6:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 143 (c2) Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Raburn Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    H 375 (c1) Insurance Santiago Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in returning Messages
    Location: In returning messages from House     		Track This Bill
    S 346 (c1) Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Lee Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
    Location: In committee/council (CM)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    752180 - Amendment
    Between lines 73 and 74 insert:     		Rules
    (Richter)     		4/21/2014
    9:01 AM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/21/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 135002 - Substitute Amendment (752180)
    Between lines 73 and 74 insert:     		Rules
    (Richter)     		4/21/2014
    1:23 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    541096 - Amendment
    Delete lines 91 - 101 and insert:     		Rules
    (Richter)     		4/17/2014
    10:16 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/21/2014 1:00 PM Rules 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.425 Agent countersignature required, property, casualty, surety insurance. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.727 Motor vehicle insurance; uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage; insolvent insurer protection. Page 15 (pdf)
    627.7311 Effect of law on personal injury protection policies. Page 2 (pdf)
    627.94072 Mandatory offers. Page 3 (pdf)
    629.271 Distribution of savings. Page 4 (pdf)
    631.54 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    631.55 Creation of the association. Page 15 (pdf)
    631.57 Powers and duties of the association. Page 4 (pdf)
    631.64 Recognition of assessments in rates. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • SB 870, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2014 at 2:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2014 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2014 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2014 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 375 (c1) Insurance Santiago Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in returning Messages
    Location: In returning messages from House     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    464780 - Amendment
    Between lines 33 and 34 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Latvala)     		3/24/2014
    9:23 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    486450 - Amendment
    Between lines 33 and 34 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Joyner)     		3/31/2014
    9:58 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    461328 - Amendment
    Between lines 33 and 34 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Lee)     		3/31/2014
    9:58 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    870110 - Amendment
    Between lines 33 and 34 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Richter)     		4/1/2014
    8:33 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2014 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/1/2014 9:00 AM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.425 Agent countersignature required, property, casualty, surety insurance. Page 1 (pdf)

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