Florida House Bill 273 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-06-17 - Chapter No. 2015-170
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes policyholder of personal lines insurance to elect delivery of policy documents by electronic means; defines "optional coverage"; revises requirements applicable to insurers when providing notice of change in policy terms for renewal policy to include requirement that notice be an advance notice; authorizes such notice to be sent separately from notice of renewal premium within specified timeframe; requires insurer to provide sample copy of notice of change in policy terms to insurance agent at specified time; prohibits use of such notice to add optional coverage that increases policy's premium unless policyholder approves additional optional coverage.

Insurer Notifications

House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee

Sen. Keith Perry [R]

2015-04-01 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#20 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-03-18 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#25 (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-17		Chapter No. 2015-170
2015-06-16		Approved by Governor
2015-06-01		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2015-04-02	House	Ordered enrolled
2015-04-01	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
2015-04-01	Senate	Read 3rd time
2015-04-01	Senate	Read 2nd time
2015-04-01	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 202
2015-04-01	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2015-04-01	Senate	Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism
2015-03-31	Senate	Received
2015-03-27	Senate	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism
2015-03-26	Senate	In Messages
2015-03-18	House	CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0
2015-03-18	House	Read 3rd time
2015-03-17	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2015-03-17	House	Read 2nd time
2015-03-13	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/17/15
2015-03-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-03-05	House	Favorable by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
2015-03-03	House	CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time
2015-03-03	House	On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 03/05/15, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
2015-03-03	House	Introduced
2015-02-11	House	Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee
2015-02-09	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-02-04	House	CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2015-01-28	House	On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 02/04/15, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2015-01-22	House	Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
2015-01-15	House	Filed

S0202 (Similar To) 2015-04-01 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2015-170)
H0165 (Similar To) 2015-06-15 - Chapter No. 2015-135
S0258 (Similar To) 2015-04-22 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 165 (Ch. 2015-135), CS/HB 273 (Ch. 2015-170)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
627	421		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	43141		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/273
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0273/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0273/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0273/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0273/Amendment/701001/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0273/Amendment/482475/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0273/Vote/HouseVote_h0273c1025.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0273/Vote/SenateVote_h0273c1020.PDF