Florida 2022 1st Special Session All Bills
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill H0001
Introduced
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Creates Florida Optional Reinsurance Assistance program (FORA); authorizes eligible insurers to purchase reinsurance coverage under FORA; requires board to provide specified coverage layers; specifies requirements & procedures for appropriation of funds from General Revenue Fund to provide reimbursements under FORA; removes right to attorney fees for judgments or decrees against surplus lines insurers in suits arising under residential or commercial property insurance policies; revises eligibility requirements for renewing coverage with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation for personal lines residential & commercial lines residential risks; specifies burden of proof for corporation policyholders making claims for water damage; specifies conditions that must be met for property insurance policy to require mandatory binding arbitration; removes right to attorney fees payable by insurers in alternative procedure for resolution of disputed sinkhole insurance claims; prohibits policyholders from assigning post-loss insurance benefits under residential or commercial property insurance policies; provides appropriation.
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill H0003
Introduced
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Authorizes DEP to waive or reduce match requirements for certain local governments; authorizes refund of certain ad valorem taxes; provides procedures & requirements to receive refund; provides requirements for property appraisers & tax collectors; provides for extension & suspension of payments & discounts of certain taxes & assessments; provides duties of Division of Emergency Management; provides for organization & operation of Florida Emergency Management Assistance Foundation; authorizes Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules; provides duties of Florida Housing Finance Corporation; creates Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program within DEP; creates Hurricane Stormwater & Wastewater Assistance Grant Program within DEP.
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill H0005
Introduced
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Requires Florida Turnpike Enterprise to establish toll relief program; specifies requirements for eligibility for account credits under program; appropriating funds for DOT to reimburse specified entities for account credits issued under program; provides powers & duties of department related to the program; provides for reversion of unexpended funds.
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill H0007
Introduced
12/10/22
Establishing Hurricane Property Insurance Claim Alternate Dispute Resolution Program; providing requirements for program participation & Office of Insurance Regulation.
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill H0009
Introduced
12/11/22
Creates Property Insurance Commission; provides for election of Commissioner of Insurance Regulation; revises homeowners' eligibility criteria for mitigation grants; requires interests earned on insurance proceeds received by mortgagees & assignees to be paid to insureds; prohibits property insurers from claiming insolvency under certain circumstances; authorizes persons that engage in property insurance activities in other states to engage in insurance activities in this state only under certain circumstances; requires property insurers to cap premiums or to create sliding fee scales for premium rates; prohibits property insurers from using certain defenses as claims denials; revises requirements for risk assignment agreements; provides duties of OIR; requires DFS to adopt rules regarding allegations of insurance fraud; requires OPPAGA to conduct study of effectiveness of property insurance mediation program; increases appropriation to specified program.
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill H0011
Introduced
12/11/22
Refer
12/12/22
Failed
12/16/22
Urges Congress to establish federal catastrophe pool.
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida Senate Bill S0002
Introduced
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Engrossed
12/13/22
Refer
12/13/22
Enrolled
12/14/22
Passed
12/16/22
Chaptered
12/16/22
Creating the Florida Optional Reinsurance Assistance program (FORA), to be administered by the State Board of Administration; authorizing eligible insurers to purchase reinsurance coverage under FORA; providing that property insurers may be subject to an additional market conduct examination by the Office of Insurance Regulation after a hurricane under certain circumstances; specifying conditions that must be met for a property insurance policy to require mandatory binding arbitration; prohibiting policyholders from assigning post-loss insurance benefits under residential or commercial property insurance policies issued on or after a specified date, etc.
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida Senate Bill S0004
Introduced
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Engrossed
12/13/22
Refer
12/13/22
Enrolled
12/14/22
Passed
12/16/22
Chaptered
12/16/22
Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to waive or reduce match requirements for certain local governments; authorizing the refund of ad valorem taxes for residential improvements rendered uninhabitable by certain hurricanes; providing for the extension and suspension of payments and discounts of certain taxes and assessments; requiring the Division of Emergency Management and local governments to enter into certain agreements to receive specified funds; providing for the organization and operation of the Florida Emergency Management Assistance Foundation within the division, etc.
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Florida 2022 1st Special Session
Florida Senate Bill S0006
Introduced
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Engrossed
12/13/22
Refer
12/13/22
Enrolled
12/14/22
Passed
12/15/22
Chaptered
12/16/22
Requiring the Florida Turnpike Enterprise to establish a toll relief program for a specified timeframe; specifying the requirements for eligibility for account credits under the program; authorizing the department to reimburse each Florida toll facility or Florida toll facility entity for the actual account credits issued, based on specified reports; requiring each Florida toll facility or Florida toll facility entity to submit certain documentation for reimbursement, etc.