Homeowners insurance reform heads to House floor
Damage from Hurricane Michael.
Provisions about attorneys fees were added in the House Commerce Committee.
Changes to homeowners’ property insurance head to the House floor after winning support in a final committee stop.
The House Commerce Committee advanced legislation (
HB 305) aimed at slowing a rapid rise in rates.
In the last stop, Rep.
Bob Rommel, the bill sponsor, introduced two significant changes. New language allows providers to offer roofing policies that don’t cover full replacement costs and instead cover the depreciated cash value of the roof. The bill as amended would also limit when courts can applier a multiplier on attorneys’ fees.
DeSantis says $16 billion in federal aid to Florida is unfair
âInstead of using the share of the population, they are using the number of unemployed in the state, which means states like Florida that have lower unemployment are getting penalized,â DeSantis said.
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Published Mar. 1
Updated Mar. 1
TALLAHASSEE â The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package before the U.S. Senate would give Florida state and local governments $16 billion in one-time aid, more than enough to wipe out the stateâs $2 billion shortfall, but Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said the funding formula is unfair to Florida because it is tied to unemployment.
âYou shouldnât be penalizing states for doing a good job, which is exactly what this bill does,â DeSantis told reporters Monday, adding his voice to a chorus of GOP officials opposed to President Joe Bidenâs first legislative initiative. âInstead of using the share of the population, they are using the number of u
DeSantis joins GOP governors, says $16 billion in federal relief to Florida is unfair Mary Ellen Klas and Alex Daugherty, The Miami Herald
Mar. 2 TALLAHASSEE The $1.9 billion COVID-19 relief package pending before the U.S. Senate would give Florida state and local governments $16 billion in one-time aid, more than enough to wipe out the state s $2 billion shortfall, but Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said the funding formula is unfair to Florida because it is tied to unemployment. You shouldn t be penalizing states for doing a good job, which is exactly what this bill does, DeSantis told reporters Monday, adding his voice to a chorus of GOP officials opposed to President Joe Biden s first legislative initiative. Instead of using the share of the population, they are using the number of unemployed in the state, which means states like Florida that have lower unemployment are getting penalized.
With the coronavirus pandemic significantly reducing state tax revenues, the House appropriations chairman told his committee Wednesday to expect budget cuts.