Bill Summary
HB 301 Insurance (2019 Session)
Insurance: Revises reimbursement of loss adjustment expenses by Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; revises requirements for workers' compensation insurance applications; provides right of contribution of certain liability insurers against other liability insurers for defense costs; removes provision that tolls period before civil action against insurer may be brought; specifies risk-based capital determination for certain insurers; removes cap on per-policy fees charged by filing surplus lines agent; authorizes reasonable per-policy fee charged by retail agent on surplus lines policies; reduces amount that must be collected from insureds before policies or binders are issued. Effective Date: July 1, 2019
01/16/19
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Filed
01/23/19
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Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
01/23/19
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
02/06/19
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On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 02/13/19, 10:30 am, 404 H - PCS
02/13/19
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Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 4 Nays
02/14/19
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/15/19
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Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
03/04/19
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 8:00 am, 404 H
03/06/19
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Temporarily Postponed by Civil Justice Subcommittee
03/11/19
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/13/19, 8:30 am, 404 H
03/13/19
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Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/15/19
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/18/19
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Now in Commerce Committee
03/26/19
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 03/28/19, 10:30 am, 212 K
03/28/19
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/02/19
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Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
04/03/19
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/04/19
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
04/10/19
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Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (514283, 670303, 742057); Placed on Third Reading, 04/11/19
04/10/19
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/11/19
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Read Third Time; Amendments Adopted (284691); Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/11/19
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Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
04/18/19
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In Messages
04/18/19
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Received; Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations
05/02/19
SENATE
Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SB 0714; Read Second Time; Amendments Failed (641940, 243984); Placed on Third Reading, 05/03/19
05/03/19
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 1 Nays)
05/03/19
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Ordered enrolled
05/08/19
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/05/19
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/20/19)
06/18/19
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2019-108
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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