UNEMPLOYMENT The House refused to concur with the Senate’s proposal to raise the state’s unemployment benefit from $275 to $375 a week and to extend the eligibility period from 12 to 14 weeks. LOTTERY WINNERS This bill would have created a public record exemption for the name of a winner of a prize valued at Read more about Bills that Failed[…]
The following are a few bills that failed to pass this session: WINDSHIELD INSURANCE COVERAGE Neither chamber advanced legislation that would prohibit auto-glass shops from offering cash, gift cards and other incentives to motorists to attract windshield repair work. ABORTION Two bills failed to gain traction: a fetal heartbeat bill would have blocked physicians from Read more about Bills that Failed[…]
MEDICAID LAWSUIT LEGAL FEES A pediatric Medicaid case against the state, which lasted more than ten years, was settled out-of-court. The state will be required to provide significantly improved access to health care for Florida’s two million Medicaid children. As part of the agreement, the state will pay plaintiffs’ attorneys $12 million for legal fees. Read more about Legal Updates[…]
TOLL CONTRACT UPDATE The fate of a potential $500 million contract for statewide toll services is in the hands of an administrative law judge after hearings concluded on July 11th. At issue is the decision by FDOT to award the contract to Xerox, which was initially ranked third by a procurement committee, before a second Read more about Legal Updates[…]
BILLS THAT PASSED In this section, we review bills that passed both chambers and will be or have been sent to Governor Scott for his consideration. The Governor will have three options: (1) sign the legislation into law; (2) veto the legislation; or (3) allow the bills to become law without his signature. Read more about Bills that Passed[…]