Florida House Bill 1215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires that before issuing homeowner's insurance policy, insurer must offer specified coverage options; revises requirements relating to offer for law & ordinance coverage; requires insurer to make certain sinkhole loss coverage available for additional premium; authorizes residential property insurance policies to include specified deductible amounts; revises definitions of terms "structural damage" & "safety hazard"; provides that insurer must pay initially to stabilize building if sinkhole loss is verified, subject to certain policy limits & terms; requires insurer to pay for certain repairs after completion of building stabilization in accordance with certain policy terms & limits; requires insured to repair sinkhole damage or loss in accordance with insurer's professional engineer's recommendation; deletes provision requiring insurer to pay for repairs in accordance with engineer's recommendation; subjects certain actions relating to stabilization & repairs to coverage limits & policy terms; revises provisions relating to payment of lienholders & other persons for stabilization & repairs; prohibits Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and insurers from nonrenewing property insurance policy under certain circumstances; provides for retroactive application under certain circumstances.

Property Insurance

Rep. Carlos Trujillo [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	House	Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
2013-03-08	House	Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-03-01	House	Filed

S1430 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Banking and Insurance
S1498 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Banking and Insurance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
627	7011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	706		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	707		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	7072		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	7073		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	7074		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1215
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1215/BillText/Filed/PDF