Some Democrats also blasted the provision in the legislation that slowly increases the cap on Citizens’ annual rate hikes from 10% to 15% and argued that many of the insurance industry’s problems are self-inflicted.
“I’m very troubled by the fact that in this bill we are going to allow Citizens insurance to raise the rates; there is no sugar coating this,” said Sen. Annette Taddeo, D-Miami.
Boyd agreed to an amendment removing a provision in his bill involving roof repairs that was particularly troubling for some consumer advocates. Boyd’s bill originally allowed insurers to sell policies that shift some replacement costs for older roofs to homeowners.
A look at 10 big issues from the 2021 Florida legislative session
Jim Saunders
TALLAHASSEE The 2021 legislative session ended Friday with a traditional hanky-dropping ceremony in the fourth-floor rotunda of the Florida Capitol.
Lawmakers took up a wide range of issues during the 60-day session, along with passing a budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1.
Here are 10 big issues from the session:
Largest state budget adopted
Buoyed by billions of dollars in federal stimulus money and rebounding state tax revenues, lawmakers passed a record $101.5 billion budget for the upcoming year. The budget includes such things as bonuses for first responders, providing services to more people with developmental and intellectual disabilities and addressing effects of rising sea levels. Also, lawmakers scrapped proposed cuts in Medicaid funding for hospitals and nursing homes.
The 10 biggest issues Florida lawmakers tackled in the 2021 session
By Jim Saunders
2021 legislative session wrapup
Craig Patrick takes a look at the bills that did and didn t pass in the Florida Legislature this year, including some that seemed dead, but came back to life in the last few moments.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The 2021 legislative session ended Friday with a traditional hanky-dropping ceremony in the fourth-floor rotunda of the Florida Capitol.
Lawmakers took up a wide range of issues during the 60-day session, along with passing a budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1.
Here are 10 big issues from the session:
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