Florida House Bill 1489 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates Property Insurance Commission; provides powers & duties of commission; provides for election of Commissioner of Insurance Regulation; prohibits commissioner from engaging in certain activities or employment for specified period after leaving office; requires interest earned on insurance proceeds received by mortgagees & assignees to be paid to insureds; prohibits property insurers from claiming insolvency; authorizes persons who engage in property insurance activities in other states to engage in insurance activities in this state; prohibits property insurers from using certain defenses as claims denials; requires insurance agents to advise insurance applicants of flood risk; requires OPPAGA to conduct study of effectiveness of property insurance mediation program; increases appropriation to My Safe Florida Home Program; provides effective date.

Insurance

Rep. Fentrice Driskell [D]	Rep. Tom Keen [D]	Sen. Kristen Arrington [D]	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]
Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis [D]	Rep. Hillary Cassel [D]	Rep. Lindsay Cross [D]	Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]
Rep. Ashley Gantt [D]	Rep. Michael Gottlieb [D]	Rep. Jennifer Harris [D]	Rep. Christine Hunschofsky [D]
Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]	Rep. Angela Nixon [D]	Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson [D]	Rep. Kelly Skidmore [D]
Rep. Susan Valdes [R]	Rep. Katherine Waldron [D]	Rep. Patricia Hawkins-Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2024-01-13	House	Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2024-01-13	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2024-01-13	House	Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
2024-01-13	House	Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2024-01-08	House	Filed

S1556 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Banking and Insurance
H1017 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
S102 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Banking and Insurance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	91		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	3134		Amended Code	See Bill Text
20	121		Amended Code	See Bill Text
494	0026		Amended Code	See Bill Text
624	401		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	0629		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	701		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	715		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	71555		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1489
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1489/BillText/Filed/PDF