Action Packet — Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (February 2, 2022)
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Action packet for the Insurance & Banking Subcommittee meeting of Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 9:00 AM in Morris Hall (17 HOB). The meeting report covers HB 625 (Estates and Trusts), HB 785 (Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems), HB 837 (Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program), HB 1141 (Bail Bond Agents) and HB 1307 (Citizens Property Insurance Corporation). It marks HB 625 Favorable on 13 yeas and 0 nays, HB 837 Favorable With Committee Substitute on 16 yeas and 0 nays, and HB 1141 Favorable With Committee Substitute on 14 yeas and 0 nays. On HB 1307, Amendments 018759, 589563 and 989177 were adopted without objection and Amendment 733771 was withdrawn. The report also lists lobbyists and members of the public who appeared on the bills.
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Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
9:00 AM -11:00 AM
Morris Hall (17 HOB)
Action Packet
Chris Sprowls Nick DiCeglie
Speaker Chair
COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
Summary:
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Wednesday February 02, 2022 09:00 am
HB 625 Favorable Yeas: 13 Nays: 0
HB 785 Favorable With Committee Substitute Yeas: 14 Nays: O
Amendment 258867 Adopted Without Objection
HB 837 Favorable With Committee Substitute Yeas: 16 Nays: 0
Amendment 747561 Adopted Without Objection
HB 1141 Favorable With Committee Substitute Yeas: 14 Nays: 0
Amendment 807629 Adopted Without Objection
HB 1307 Favorable With Committee Substitute Yeas: 17 Nays: O
Amendment 018759 Adopted Without Objection
Amendment 589563 Adopted Without Objection
Amendment 733771 Withdrawn
Amendment 989177 Adopted Without Objection
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
Print Date: 02/02/2022 01:19 pm Leagis ® Page 1 of 9
COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
Attendance:
Present Absent Excused
Nick DiCeglie (Chair) X
Webster Barnaby X
Kamia Brown X
Fentrice Driskell X
Tom Fabricio X
Elizabeth Fetterhoff X
Mike Giallombardo X
Brett Hage X
Christine Hunschofsky X
Traci Koster X
Randall Maggard X
Michele Rayner X
David Smith X
John Snyder X
Allison Tant X
Jackie Toledo X
Matt Willhite X
Ardian Zika X
Totals: 17 0 1
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
Print Date: 02/02/2022 01:19 pm Leagis ® Page 2 of 9
COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
HB 625 : Estates and Trusts
0 Favorable
Yea Nay No Vote Absentee Absentee
Yea Nay
Webster Barnaby X
Kamia Brown X
Fentrice Driskell X
Tom Fabricio X
Elizabeth Fetterhoff X
Mike Giallombardo X
Brett Hage X
Christine Hunschofsky X
Traci Koster X
Randall Maggard X
Michele Rayner X
David Smith X
John Snyder X
Allison Tant X
Jackie Toledo X
Matt Willhite X
Ardian Zika X
Nick DiCeglie (Chair) X
Total Yeas: 13 Total Nays: 0
Appearances:
Estates and Trusts
Edenfield, Martha (Lobbyist) (Lobbyist Appearance Form Submitted) - Waive In Support
Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar
Dean Mead 106 E. College Avenue, Suite 1200
Tallahassee, FL
Phone: (850) 999-4100
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
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COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
HB 785 : Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems
0 Favorable With Committee Substitute
Yea Nay No Vote Absentee Absentee
Yea Nay
Webster Barnaby X
Kamia Brown X
Fentrice Driskell X
Tom Fabricio X
Elizabeth Fetterhoff X
Mike Giallombardo X
Brett Hage X
Christine Hunschofsky X
Traci Koster X
Randall Maggard X
Michele Rayner X
David Smith X
John Snyder X
Allison Tant X
Jackie Toledo X
Matt Willhite X
Ardian Zika X
Nick DiCeglie (Chair) X
Total Yeas: 14 Total Nays: o
HB 785 Amendments
Amendment 258867
0 Adopted Without Objection
Appearances:
Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems
Pasqualone, Jon (General Public) - Information Only
Florida Fire Marshal's Association
Executive Director
PO Box 325
Hobe City, FL 33475
Phone: 772-932-1555
Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems
Pinsky, Richard (Lobbyist) - Opponent
Emergency Communication Industry of Florida
201 E. Park Ave.
Tallahassee, FL
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
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COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
HB 785: Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems {continued)
Appearances: {continued)
Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems
Olson, Rob (General Public) - Opponent
Fire Central Soultions
9313 Old King Road South
Jacksonville, FL
Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems
Rogers, Will - Information Only
American Fire Wire, Inc.
President
2248 Meridian Blvd.
Minden, NV 89423
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
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COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
HB 837: Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program
0 Favorable With Committee Substitute
Yea Nay No Vote Absentee Absentee
Yea Nay
Webster Barnaby X
Kamia Brown X
Fentrice Driskell X
Tom Fabricio X
Elizabeth Fetterhoff X
Mike Giallombardo X
Brett Hage X
Christine Hunschofsky X
Traci Koster X
Randall Maggard X
Michele Rayner X
David Smith X
John Snyder X
Allison Tant X
Jackie Toledo X
Matt Willhite X
Ardian Zika X
Nick DiCeglie (Chair) X
Total Yeas: 16 Total Nays: 0
HB 837 Amendments
Amendment 747561
0 Adopted Without Objection
Appearances:
Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program
Chase, Ed (Lobbyist) - Waive In Support
Palm Beach County
Intergovernmental Affairs Director
301 N. Olive Ave.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 501-355-6266
Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program
Stewart, Nancy (Lobbyist) - Proponent
Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida
Legislative Counsel
1400 Village Square Blvd., Ste 3-156
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Phone: 8950-385-7805
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
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COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
HB 1141: Bail Bond Agents
[!J Favorable With Committee Substitute
Yea Nay No Vote Absentee Absentee
Yea Nay
Webster Barnaby X
Kamia Brown X
Fentrice Driskell X
Tom Fabricio X
Elizabeth Fetterhoff X
Mike Giallombardo X
Brett Hage X
Christine Hunschofsky X
Traci Koster X
Randall Maggard X
Michele Rayner X
David Smith X
John Snyder X
Allison Tant X
Jackie Toledo X
Matt Willhite X
Ardian Zika X
Nick DiCeglie (Chair) X
Total Yeas: 14 Total Nays: 0
HB 1141 Amendments
Amendment 807629
0 Adopted Without Objection
Appearances:
Bail Bond Agents
Foster, Shawn (Lobbyist) (Lobbyist Appearance Form Submitted) - Waive In Support
Florida Bail Agents Association
5957 Riviera Ln
New Port Richey, FL
Phone: (727) 808-4131
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
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COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
HB 1307 : Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
0 Favorable With Committee Substitute
Yea Nay No Vote Absentee Absentee
Yea Nay
Webster Barnaby X
Kamia Brown X
Fentrice Driskell X
Tom Fabricio X
Elizabeth Fetterhoff X
Mike Giallombardo X
Brett Hage X
Christine Hunschofsky X
Traci Koster X
Randall Maggard X
Michele Rayner X
David Smith X
John Snyder X
Allison Tant X
Jackie Toledo X
Matt Willhite X
Ardian Zika X
Nick DiCeglie (Chair) X
Total Yeas: 17 Total Nays: O
HB 1307 Amendments
Amendment 018759
[!] Adopted Without Objection
Amendment 589563
W Adopted Without Objection
Amendment 733771
[!J Withdrawn
Amendment 989177
[!] Adopted Without Objection
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
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COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2022 9:00AM
Location: Morris Hall (17 HOB)
HB 1307 : Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (continued}
Appearances:
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Geller, Steven (Lobbyist) (Lobbyist Appearance Form Submitted) - Proponent
Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
Lawyer (or Senator, as I served for 11 years in the Senate)
110 E Broward Blvd Ste 1700
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phone: (954) 315-3926
Amendment 018759
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Ashburn, Christine (Lobbyist) - Opponent
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Chief - Communications, Legislative & External Affairs
2101 Maryland Circle
Tallahassee, 32303
Phone: 850-513-3757
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Johnson, Carolyn - Waive In Support
Florida Chamber of Commerce
136 S. Bronaugh St.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: 521-1200
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Ashburn, Christine (Lobbyist) - Waive In Support
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Chief - Communications, Legislative & External Affairs
2101 Maryland Circle
Tallahassee, 32303
Phone: 850-513-3757
Citizens Property Insurance Presentation
Pearce, Laura (Lobbyist) - Waive In Support
Florida Association of Insurance Agents
VP & General Counsel
Committee meeting was reported out: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 1:18PM
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COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT
• Amendment No. 1
Bill No. HB 785 (2022)
COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION
ADOPTED (Y/N)
ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N)
ADOPTED W/0 OBJECTION .J.L''lY/N)
FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N)
WITHDRAWN (Y/N)
OTHER
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2 Subcommittee
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Representative Botana offered the following:
Amendment
6 Remove line 23 and insert:
7 buildings 75 feet or less in height with the exterior components
8 constructed of wood frame. Evidence of wood frame construction
9 shall be shown by the property owner providing building permit
10 documentation which identifies the construction type as wood
11 frame. Existing buildings
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COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT
• Amendment No. 1
Bill No. HB 837 (2022)
COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION
ADOPTED (Y/N)
ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N)
ADOPTED W/0 OBJECTION 0Y/N)
FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N)
WITHDRAWN (Y/N)
OTHER
1 Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Insurance & Banking
2 Subcommittee
3 Representative Willhite offered the following:
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5
6
7
Amendment (with title amendment)
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1), subsection (2),
8 and subsection (7) of section 215.559, Florida Statutes, are
9 amended to read:
10 215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.-A Hurricane
11 Loss Mitigation Program is established in the Division of
12 Emergency Management.
13 (1) The Legislature shall annually appropriate $10 million
14 of the moneys authorized for appropriation under s.
15 215.555(7) (c) from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to the
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COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT
• Amendment No. 1
Bill No. HB 837 (2022)
16 division for the purposes set forth in this section. Of the
17 amount:
18 (b) Three million dollars in funds shall be used to
19 construct or retrofit existing facilities used as public
20 hurricane shelters. Each year the division shall prioritize the
21 use of these funds for projects included in the annual report of
22 the Shelter Development Retrofit Report prepared in accordance
23 withs. 252.385(3). The division must give funding priority to
24 projects in regional planning council regions that have shelter
25 deficits and to projects that maximize the use of state funds.
26 (2) (a) Forty percent of the total appropriation in
27 paragraph (1) (a) shall be used to inspect and improve tie-downs
.28 for mobile homes.
29 (b)l. The Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation
30 and Enhancement Program is established. The program shall
31 require the mitigation of damage to or the enhancement of homes
32 for the areas of concern raised by the Department of Highway
33 Safety and Motor Vehicles in the 2004-2005 Hurricane Reports on
34 the effects of the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes on manufactured and
35 mobile homes in this state. The mitigation or enhancement must
36 include, but need not be limited to, problems associated with
37 weakened trusses, studs, and other structural components caused
38 by wood rot or termite damage; site-built additions; or tie-down
39 systems and may also address any other issues deemed appropriate
40 by the Gulf Coast State College Tallahassee Coffiffiunity College,
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Bill No. HB 837 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
41 the Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida, Inc., the
42 Florida Manufactured Housing Association, and the Department of
43 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The program shall include an
44 education and outreach component to ensure that owners of
45 manufactured and mobile homes are aware of the benefits of
46 participation.
47 2. The program shall be a grant program that ensures that
48 entire manufactured home communities and mobile home parks may
49 be improved wherever practicable. The moneys appropriated for
50 this program shall be distributed directly to the Gulf Coast
51 State College Tallahassee Cofflf!lunity College for the uses set
52 forth under this subsection.
.53 3. Upon evidence of completion of the program, the
54 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation shall grant, on a pro
55 rata basis, actuarially reasonable discounts, credits, or other
56 rate differentials or appropriate reductions in deductibles for
57 the properties of owners of manufactured homes or mobile homes
58 on which fixtures or construction techniques that have been
59 demonstrated to reduce the amount of loss in a windstorm have
60 been installed or implemented. The discount on the premium must
61 be applied to subsequent renewal premium amounts. Premiums of
62 the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation must reflect the
63 location of the home and the fact that the home has been
64 installed in compliance with building codes adopted after
65 Hurricane Andrew. Rates resulting from the completion of the
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Bill No. HB 837 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
66 Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation and Enhancement
67 Program are not considered competitive rates for the purposes of
68 s. 627.351(6)(d)l. and 2.
69 4. On or before January 1 of each year, the Gulf Coast
70 State College Tallahassee Coffiffiunity College shall provide a
71 report of activities under this subsection to the Governor, the
72 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
73 Representatives. The report must set forth the number of homes
74 that have taken advantage of the program, the types of
75 enhancements and improvements made to the manufactured or mobile
76 homes and attachments to such homes, and whether there has been
77 an increase in availability of insurance products to owners of
.78 manufactured or mobile homes.
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80 The Gulf Coast State College Tallahassee Coffiffiunity College shall
81 develop the programs set forth in this subsection in
82 consultation with the Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of
83 Florida, Inc., the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, and
84 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The moneys
85 appropriated for the programs set forth in this subsection shall
86 be distributed directly to the Gulf Coast State College
87 Tallahassee Coffiffiunity College to be used as set forth in this
88 subsection.
89 (7) This section is repealed June 30, 2032 ~ -
90
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Bill No. HB 837 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
91
92
93 T I T L E A ME N D ME N T
94 Remove everything before the enacting clause and insert:
95 A bill to be entitled
96 An act relating to the Hurricane Loss Mitigation
97 Program; amending s. 215.559, F.S.; revising the use
98 of certain funds from the Florida Hurricane
99 Catastrophe Fund to also include construction of
100 certain facilities; revising the title of a certain
101 annual report; revising provisions to require the
102 Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Mitigation and
.03 Enhancement Program to be operated by Gulf Coast State
104 College; deleting construction related to Citizens
105 Property Insurance Corporation coverage rates;
106 delaying the future repeal of the Hurricane Loss
107 Mitigation Program; providing an effective date.
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COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1141 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION
ADOPTED (Y/N)
ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N)
ADOPTED W/0 OBJECTION /(Y/N)
FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N)
WITHDRAWN (Y/N)
OTHER
1 Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Insurance & Banking
2 Subcommittee
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3 Representative Plakon offered the following:
4
5 Amendment (with title amendment)
6 Remove lines 141-605 and insert:
7 Section 7. Section 648.355, Florida Statutes, is amended
8 to read:
9 648.355 Temporary limited license as Limited surety agents
10 and agent or professional bail bond agents agent; qualifications
11 pending examination.-
12 (1) The department may, in its discretion, issue a
13 temporary license as a limited surety agent or professional bail
14 bond agent, subject to the following conditions:
15 (a) The applicant is a natural person at least 18 years of
16 age and holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.
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Bill No. HB 1141 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
17 (b) The applicant is a United States citizen or legal
18 alien who possesses work authorization from the United States
19 Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and is a resident
20 of this state. An individual who is a resident of this state
21 shall be deemed to meet the residence requirement of this
22 paragraph, notwithstanding the existence, at the time of
23 application for~ temporary license, of a license in the
24 individual's name on the records of another state as a resident
25 licensee of such other state, if the applicant furnishes a
26 letter of clearance satisfactory to the department that the
27 individual's resident licenses have been canceled or changed to
28 a nonresident basis and that the individual is in good standing.
e:z9 (c) The applicant is a person of high character and
30 approved integrity and has never been convicted of or pleaded
31 guilty or no contest to a felony, a crime involving moral
32 turpitude, or a crime punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or
33 more under the law of any state, territory, or country, whether
34 or not a judgment or conviction is entered.
35 (d) Within 2 4 years before prior to the date of
36 application for a temporary license, the applicant has
37 successfully completed a basic certification course in the
38 criminal justice system, consisting of not less than 120 hours
39 of classroom instruction with a passing grade of 80 percent or
40 higher and has successfully completed a correspondence course
41 for bail bond agents approved by the department.
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Bill No. HB 1141 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
42 ( e) The applicant must be employed full time at the time
43 of licensure, and at all times throughout the e}cistence of the
44 temporary license, by only one licensed and appointed
45 supervising bail bond agent, who supervises the work of the
46 applicant and is responsible for the licensee's conduct in the
47 bail bond business. The applicant must be appointed by the same
48 insurers as the supervising bail bond agent. The supervising
49 bail bond agent shall certify monthly to the department under
50 oath, on a form prescribed by the department, the names and
51 hours worked each week of all temporary bail bond agents. Filing
52 a false certification is grounds for the iffiffiediate suspension of
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the license and imposition of a $5,000 administrative fine. The
department may adopt rules that establish standards for the
employment requirements.
56 1§1_-f-f-t The application must be accompanied by an affidavit
57 verifying proposed employment and a report as to the applicant's
58 integrity and moral character on a form prescribed by the
59 department and executed by the proposed employer.
60 J..!l~ The applicant must file with the department
61 statements by at least three reputable citizens who are
62 residents of the same counties in which the applicant proposes
63 to engage as a temporary licensee.
64 J_gj_-#rt The applicant's employer is responsible for the
65 bail bonding acts of any licensee under this section.
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Bill No. HB 1141 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
66 (2) All applicable license fees, as prescribed ins.
67 624.501, must be paid before issuance of the temporary license.
68 (3) The temporary license shall be effective for 18
69 months, subject to earlier termination at the request of the
70 employer or if suspended or revolced by the department.
71 Jl.1+4+ The applicant shall furnish, with the application
72 for temporary license, a complete set of the applicant's
73 fingerprints and a recent credential-sized, fullface photograph
74 of the applicant. The applicant's fingerprints shall be
75 certified by an authorized law enforcement officer. The
76 department shall not issue a temporary license under this
77 section until the department has received a report from the
.78 Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of
79 Investigation relative to the existence or nonexistence of a
80 criminal history report based on the applicant's fingerprints.
81 lil_+e+ The department may collect a fee necessary to cover
82 the cost of a character and credit report made by an established
83 and reputable independent reporting service. The fee shall be
84 deposited to the credit of the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.
85 ~+6+ After licensure as a temporary licensee for at
86 least 12 months, such licensee may file an application for and
87 become eligible for a regular bail bond agent's license based on
88 the licensee's experience in the bail bond business and
89 education pursuant to paragraph (1) (d) and, if otherwise
90 qualified, take the required bail bond agent's licensure
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Bill No. HB 1141 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
91 examination. The applicant and supervising bail bond agent must
92 each file an affidavit under oath, on a form prescribed by the
93 department, verifying the required employment of the temporary
94 agent before issuance of the license. Effective July 1, 2022,
95 any person licensed by the department as a temporary bail bond
96 agent may take the required bail bond agent's licensure
97 examination and may file an application for a regular bail bond
98 agent's license, if otherwise qualified for licensure.
99 (7) In no event shall a temporary licensee licensed under
100 this section perform any of the functions for which a bail bond
101 agent's license is required after e}{piration of the temporary
102 license without having passed the written examination as for a
.03 regular bail bond agent's license.
104 ( 8) (a) Pr temporary licensee has the same authority as a
105 licensed bail bond agent, including presenting defendants in
106 court; apprehending, arresting, and surrendering defendants to
107 the proper authorities; and l(eeping defendants under necessary
108 surveillance. IIowever, a temporary licensee must be accompanied
109 by a supervising bail bond agent or an agent from the same
110 agency when apprehending, arresting, or surrendering defendants
111 to authorities.
112 (b) A temporary licensee may not execute or sign bonds,
113 handle collateral receipts, deliver bonds to appropriate
114 authorities, or operate an agency or branch agency separate from
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Bill No. HB 1141 (2022)
Amendment No. 1
115 the location of the supervising bail bond agent, managing
116 general agent, or insurer by whom the licensee io employed.
117 j_.§l_(9)The department shall not iooue a temporary bail bond
118 agent's license to any individual who has held ouch a temporary
119 license in this state within 2 years after the expiration of
120 ouch temporary bail bond agent's license. Effective July 1,
121 2022, the department shall not issue a temporary bail bond
122 agent's license to any individual. Any individual currently
123 licensed as a temporary bail bond agent may continue to be
124 licensed in accordance with this law. If such temporary bail
125 bond agent license expires or is terminated, suspended, or
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128
revoked, it may not be reinstated.
Section 8. Subsections (1) through (4) of section 648.382,
Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
129 648.382 Appointment of bail bond agents and temporary bail
130 bond agents; effective date of appointment.-
131 (1) Each insurer appointing a bail bond agent and each
132 insurer, managing general agent, or bail bond agent appointing a
133 temporary bail bond agent in this state must file the
134 appointment with the department and, at the same time, pay the
135 applicable appointment fees and taxes. A person appointed under
136 this section must hold a valid bail bond agent's or temporary
137 bail bond agent's license.
138 (2) Before Prior to any appointment, an appropriate
139 officer or official of the appointing insurer in the case of a
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140 bail bond agent or an insurer, managing general agent, or bail
141 bond agent in the case of a temporary bail bond agent must
142 submit:
143 (a) A certified statement or affidavit to the department
144 stating what investigation has been made concerning the proposed
145 appointee and the proposed appointee's background and the
146 appointing person's opinion to the best of his or her knowledge
147 and belief as to the moral character and reputation of the
148 proposed appointee. In lieu of such certified statement or
149 affidavit, by authorizing the effectuation of an appointment for
150 a licensee, the appointing entity certifies to the department
151 that such investigation has been made and that the results of
.52 the investigation and the appointing person's opinion is that
153 the proposed appointee is a person of good moral character and
154 reputation and is fit to engage in the bail bond business;
155 (b) An affidavit under oath on a form prescribed by the
156 department, signed by the proposed appointee, stating that
157 premiums are not owed to any insurer and that the appointee will
158 discharge all outstanding forfeitures and judgments on bonds
159 previously written. If the appointee does not satisfy or
160 discharge such forfeitures or judgments, the former insurer
161 shall file a notice, with supporting documents, with the
162 appointing insurer, the former agent, and the department,
163 stating under oath that the licensee has failed to timely
164 satisfy forfeitures and judgments on bonds written and that the
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165 insurer has satisfied the forfeiture or judgment from its own
166 funds. Upon receipt of such notification and supporting
167 documents, the appointing insurer shall immediately cancel the
168 licensee's appointment. The licensee may be reappointed only
169 upon certification by the former insurer that all forfeitures
170 and judgments on bonds written by the licensee have been
171 discharged. The appointing insurer or former agent may, within
172 10 days, file a petition with the department seeking relief from
173 this paragraph. Filing of the petition stays the duty of the
174 appointing insurer to cancel the appointment until the
175 department grants or denies the petition; and
176 (c) Any other information that the department reasonably
.77 requires concerning the proposed appointee.
178 (3) By authorizing the effectuation of an appointment for
179 a licensee, the appointing insurer certifies to the department
180 that the insurer will be bound by the acts of the bail bond
181 agent acting within the scope of his or her appointment, and, in
182 the case of a temporary bail bond agent, the appointing insurer,
183 managing general agent, or bail bond agent, as the case may be,
184 must certify to the department that he or she will supervise the
185 temporary bail bond agent's activities.
186 (4) Each appointing insurer or, managing general agent~
187 bail bond agent must advise the department in writing within 5
188 days after receiving notice or learning that an appointee has
189 been arrested for, pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or been
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190 found guilty of, a felony or other offense punishable by
191 imprisonment of 1 year or more under the law of any
192 jurisdiction, whether judgment was entered or withheld by the
193 court.
194 Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 648.386, Florida
195 Statutes, is amended to read:
196 648.386 Qualifications for prelicensing and continuing
197 education schools and instructors.-
198 (2) SCHOOLS AND CURRICULUM FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION
199 SCHOOLS.-In order to be considered for approval and
200 certification as an approved limited surety agent and
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professional bail bond agent continuing education school, such
entity must:
{a) Provide a minimum of three classroom-instruction
204 continuing education classes per calendar year.
205 (b) Submit a course curriculum to the department for
206 approval.
207 {c) Offer continuing education classes which are comprised
208 of a minimum of 2 hours of approved classroom-instruction
209 coursework and are taught by an approved supervising instructor
210 or guest lecturer approved by the entity or the supervising
211 instructor.
212 (d) For purposes of this section, the term "classroom
213 instruction" means a course designed to be presented to a group
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214 of students by a live instructor using lecture, video, webcast,
215 virtual, or other audio-video presentation.
216 Section 10. Section 648.3875, Florida Statutes, is created
217 to read:
218 648.3875 Primary bail bond agents; qualifications.-
219 (1) An application for designation as a primary bail bond
220 agent must be submitted on forms prescribed by the department.
221 The application must include the applicant's full name; and the
222 number and date of issuance of the applicant's license issued
223 pursuant to s. 648.27.
224 (2) To qualify as a primary bail bond agent, it must
225 affirmatively appear at the time of application and throughout
.26 the period of licensure that the applicant has complied withs.
227 648.285 and has been licensed as a bail bond agent for the 24
228 months immediately preceding the appointment as a primary bail
229 bond agent.
230 Section 11. Section 648.39, Florida Statutes, is amended
231 to read:
232 648.39 Termination of appointment of managing general
233 agents andT bail bond agents, and temporary bail bond agento.-
234 (1) An insurer who terminates the appointment of a
235 managing general agent orT bail bond agent, or temporary bail
236 bond agent shall, within 10 days after such termination, file
237 written notice thereof with the department together with a
238 statement that it has given or mailed notice to the terminated
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239 agent. Such notice filed with the department must state the
240 reasons, if any, for such termination. Information so furnished
241 the department is confidential and exempt from the provisions of
242 s. 119.07 (1).
243 (2) Each insurer shall, within 5 days after terminating
244 the appointment of any managing general agent orT bail bond
245 agent, or temporary bail bond agent, give written notice thereof
246 to each clerk of the circuit court and sheriff with whom such
247 person is registered.
248 (3) An insurer that terminates the appointment of a
249 managing general agent orT bail bond agent, or temporary bail
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252
bond agent may authorize such person to continue to attempt the
arrest and surrender of a defendant for whom a surety bond had
been written by the bail bond agent before prior to termination
253 and to seek discharge of forfeitures and judgments as provided
254 in chapter 903.
255 Section 12. Section 648.41, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
256 Section 13. Section 648.42, Florida Statutes, is amended
257 to read:
258 648.42 Registration of bail bond agents.-A bail bond agent
259 may not become a surety on an undertaking unless he or she has
260 registered in the office of the sheriff and with the clerk of
261 the circuit court in the county in which the bail bond agent
262 resides. The bail bond agent may register in a like manner in
263 any other county, and any bail bond agent shall file a certified
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264 copy of his or her appointment by power of attorney from each
265 insurer which he or she represents as a bail bond agent with
266 each of such officers. Registration and filing of a certified
267 copy of renewed power of attorney shall be performed by April 1
268 of each odd-numbered year. The clerk of the circuit court and
269 the sheriff shall not permit the registration of a bail bond
270 agent unless such bail bond agent is currently licensed by the
271 department and appointed by an insurer the department. Nothing
272 in this section shall prevent the registration of a temporary
273 licensee at the jail for the purposes of enabling the licensee
274 to perform the duties under such license as set forth in this
275 chapter .
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277 (d) of subsection (8) of section 648.44, Florida Statutes, are
278 amended to read:
279 648.44 Prohibitions; penalty.-
280 (1) A bail bond agent or temporary bail bond agent may
281 not:
282 (a) Suggest or advise the employment of, or name for
283 employment, any particular attorney to represent his or her
284 principal.
285 (b) Directly or indirectly solicit business in or on the
286 property or grounds of a jail, prison, or other place where
287 prisoners are confined or in or on the property or grounds of
288 any court. The term "solicitation" includes the distribution of
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289 business cards, print advertising, or other written or oral
290 information directed to prisoners or potential indemnitors,
291 unless a request is initiated by the prisoner or a potential
292 indemnitor. Permissible print advertising in the jail is
293 strictly limited to a listing in a telephone directory and the
294 posting of the bail bond agent's or agency's name, address, and
295 telephone number in a designated location within the jail.
296 (c) Initiate in-person or telephone solicitation after
297 9:00 p.m. or before 8:00 a.m., in the case of domestic violence
298 cases, at the residence of the detainee or the detainee's
299 family. Any solicitation not prohibited by this chapter must
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302
comply with the telephone solicitation requirements in ss.
501.059(2) and (4), 501.613, and 501.616(6).
(d) Wear or display any identification other than the
303 department issued or approved license or approved department
304 identification, which includes a citation of the licensee's
305 arrest powers, in or on the property or grounds of a jail,
306 prison, or other place where prisoners are confined or in or on
307 the property or grounds of any court.
308 (e) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of
309 value to a jailer, police officer, peace officer, or committing
310 trial court judge or any other person who has power to arrest or
311 to hold in custody or to any public official or public employee
312 in order to secure a settlement, compromise, remission, or
313 reduction of the amount of any bail bond or estreatment thereof.
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314 {f) Pay a fee or rebate or give anything of value to an
315 attorney in a bail bond matter, except in defense of any action
316 on a bond.
317 {g) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of
318 value to the principal or anyone in his or her behalf.
319 (h) Participate in the capacity of an attorney at a trial
320 or hearing of one on whose bond he or she is surety.
321 (i) Loiter in or about a jail, courthouse, or where
322 prisoners are confined.
323 (j) Accept anything of value from a principal for
324 providing a bail bond except the premium and transfer fee
325 authorized by the office, except that the bail bond agent may
.26 accept collateral security or other indemnity from the principal
327 or another person in accordance with the provisions of s.
328 648.442, together with documentary stamp taxes, if applicable.
329 No fees, expenses, or charges of any kind shall be permitted to
330 be deducted from the collateral held or any return premium due,
331 except as authorized by this chapter or rule of the department
332 or commission. A bail bond agent may, upon written agreement
333 with another party, receive a fee or compensation for returning
334 to custody an individual who has fled the jurisdiction of the
335 court or caused the forfeiture of a bond.
336 (k) Write more than one power of attorney per charge on a
337 bond, except in the case of a cosurety, unless the power of
338 attorney prohibits a cosurety.
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339 (1) Execute a bond in this state on his or her own behalf.
340 (m) Execute a bond in this state if a judgment has been
341 entered on a bond executed by the bail bond agent, which has
342 remained unpaid for 35 days, unless the full amount of the
343 judgment is deposited with the clerk in accordance withs.
344 903.27(5).
345 (n) Make a statement or representation to a court, unless
346 such statement or representation is under oath. Such statement
347 or representation may not be false, misleading, or deceptive.
348 (o) Attempt to collect, through threat or coercion,
349 amounts due for the payment of any indebtedness related to the
350 issuance of a bail bond in violation of s. 559.72 .
• 51 (p) Conduct bail bond business with any person, other than
352 the defendant, on the grounds of the jail or courthouse for the
353 purpose of executing a bond.
354 (2) The following persons or classes shall not be bail
355 bond agents, temporary bail bond agents, or employees of a bail
356 bond agent or a bail bond business and shall not directly or
357 indirectly receive any benefits from the execution of any bail
358 bond:
359 (a) Jailers or persons employed in any jail.
360 (b) Police officers or employees of any police department
361 or law enforcement agency.
362 (c) Committing trial court judges, employees of a court,
363 or employees of the clerk of any court.
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364 (d) Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs or employees of any
365 sheriff's department.
366 (e) Attorneys.
367 (f) Persons having the power to arrest or persons who have
368 authority over or control of federal, state, county, or
369 municipal prisoners.
370 ( 8)
371 (c) Any law enforcement agency, state attorney's office,
372 court clerk, or insurer that is aware that a bail bond agent &F
373 temporary bail bond agent has been convicted of or who has
374 pleaded guilty or no contest to a crime as described in
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paragraph (a) shall notify the department of this fact.
(d) Upon the filing of an information or indictment
against a bail bond agent or temporary bail bond agent, the
378 state attorney or clerk of the circuit court shall immediately
379 furnish the department a certified copy of the information or
380 indictment.
381 Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 648.441, Florida
382 Statutes, is amended to read:
383 648.441 Furnishing supplies to unlicensed bail bond agent
384 prohibited; civil liability and penalty.-
385 (1) An insurer, managing general agent, or bail bond
386 agent, or temporary bail bond agent appointed under this chapter
387 may not furnish to any person any blank forms, applications,
388 stationery, business card, or other supplies to be used in
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389 soliciting, negotiating, or effecting bail bonds until such
390 person has received from the department a license to act as a
391 bail bond agent and is appointed by the insurer. This section
392 does not prohibit an unlicensed employee, under the direct
393 supervision and control of a licensed and appointed bail bond
394 agent, from possessing or executing in the bail bond agency, any
395 forms, except for powers of attorney, bond forms, and collateral
396 receipts, while acting within the scope of his or her
397 employment.
398 Section 16. Section 648.50, Florida Statutes, is amended
399 to read:
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402
648.50 Effect of suspension, revocation upon associated
licenses and licensees.-
(1) Upon the suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew
403 or continue any license or appointment or the eligibility to
404 hold a license or appointment of a bail bond agent or teffiporary
405 bail bond agent, the department shall at the same time likewise
406 suspend or revoke all other licenses or appointments and the
407 eligibility to hold any other such licenses or appointments
408 which may be held by the licensee under the Florida Insurance
409 Code.
410 (2) In case of the suspension or revocation of the license
411 or appointment, or the eligibility to hold a license or
412 appointment, of any bail bond agent, the license, appointment,
413 or eligibility of any and all bail bond agents who are members
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414 of a bail bond agency, whether incorporated or unincorporated,
415 and any and all temporary bail bond agents employed by such bail
416 bond agency, who knowingly are parties to the act which formed
417 the ground for the suspension or revocation may likewise be
418 suspended or revoked.
419 (3) No person whose license as a bail bond agent e-r-
420 temporary bail bond agent has been revoked or suspended shall be
421 employed by any bail bond agent, have any ownership interest in
422 any business involving bail bonds, or have any financial
423 interest of any type in any bail bond business during the period
424 of revocation or suspension.
425 Section 17 . Present paragraphs (a) through (f) of
• 26 subsection (1) of section 784.07, Florida Statutes, are
427 redesignated as paragraphs (b) through (g), respectively, a new
428 paragraph (a) is added to that subsection, and subsection (2) of
429 that section is amended, to read:
430 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers,
431 firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit
432 employees or agents, or other specified officers;
433 reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.-
434 (1) As used in this section, the term:
435 (a) "Bail bond agent" means an individual licensed under
436 chapter 648 in good standing, a professional bail bond agent as
437 defined ins. 648.25 in good standing, or an individual licensed
438 as a bail bond agent in another state in good standing.
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439 (2) Whenever any person is charged with knowingly
440 committing an assault or battery upon a law enforcement officer,
441 a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, a railroad
442 special officer, a traffic accident investigation officer as
443 described ins. 316.640, a nonsworn law enforcement agency
444 employee who is certified as an agency inspector, a blood
445 alcohol analyst, or a breath test operator while such employee
446 is in uniform and engaged in processing, testing, evaluating,
447 analyzing, or transporting a person who is detained or under
448 arrest for DUI, a law enforcement explorer, a traffic infraction
449 enforcement officer as described ins. 316.640, a parking
450 enforcement specialist as defined ins. 316.640, a person
.51 licensed as a security officer as defined ins. 493.6101 and
452 wearing a uniform that bears at least one patch or emblem that
453 is visible at all times that clearly identifies the employing
454 agency and that clearly identifies the person as a licensed
455 security officer, or a security officer employed by the board of
456 trustees of a community college, while the officer, firefighter,
457 emergency medical care provider, railroad special officer,
458 traffic accident investigation officer, traffic infraction
459 enforcement officer, inspector, analyst, operator, law
460 enforcement explorer, parking enforcement specialist, public
461 transit employee or agent, or security officer is engaged in the
4 62 lawful performance of his or her duties, the offense for which
463 the person is charged shall be reclassified as follows:
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4 64 (a) In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the
465 second degree to a misdemeanor of the first degree.
466 (b) In the case of battery, from a misdemeanor of the
4 67 first degree to a felony of the third degree. Notwithstanding
4 68 any other provision of law, a person convicted of battery upon a
469 law enforcement officer committed in furtherance of a riot or an
470 aggravated riot prohibited under s. 870.01 shall be sentenced to
471 a minimum term of imprisonment of 6 months.
472 (c) In the case of aggravated assault, from a felony of
473 the third degree to a felony of the second degree.
474 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person convicted
475 of aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer shall be
.76 sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 3 years.
477 (d) In the case of aggravated battery, from a felony of
478 the second degree to a felony of the first degree.
479 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person convicted
480 of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer shall be
481 sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 5 years.
482 Section 18. Subsection (3) of Section 648.26, Florida
483 Statutes, is amended to read:
484 648.26 Department of Financial Services; administration.-
485 (3) The papers, documents, reports, or any other
486 investigatory records of the department are confidential and
487 exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until such
488 investigation is completed or ceases to be active. For the
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489 purpose of this section, an investigation is considered "active"
490 while the investigation is being conducted by the department
4 91 with a reasonable, good faith belief that it may lead to the
492 filing of administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings. An
493 investigation does not cease to be active if the department is
4 94 proceeding with reasonable dispatch and there is good faith
4 95 belief that action may be initiated by the department or other
496 administrative or law enforcement agency. This subsection does
4 97 not prevent the department or office from disclosing the
4 98 complaint or such information as it deems necessary to conduct
499 the investigation, to update the complainant as to the status
500 and outcome of the complaint, or to share such information with
.01 any law enforcement agency or other regulatory body.
502 Section 19. Subsection (3) of Section 648.46, Florida
503 Statutes, is amended to read:
504 648.46 Procedure for disciplinary action against
505 licensees.-
506 (3) The complaint and all information obtained pursuant to
507 the investigation of the department are confidential and exempt
508 from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until such investigation is
509 completed or ceases to be active. For the purpose of this
510 section, an investigation is considered "active" while the
511 investigation is being conducted by the department with a
512 reasonable, good faith belief that it may lead to the filing of
513 administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings. An investigation
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514 does not cease to be active if the department is proceeding with
515 reasonable dispatch and there is good faith belief that action
516 may be initiated by the department or other administrative or
517 law enforcement agency. This subsection does not prevent the
518 department or office from disclosing the complaint or such
519 information as it deems necessary to conduct the investigation,
520 to update the complainant as to the status and outcome of the
521 complaint, or to share such information with any law enforcement
522 agency or other regulatory body.
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527 Remove line 16 and insert:
528 classroom instruction; defining the term "classroom
529 instruction"; creating s. 648.3875, F.S.;
530
531 Remove line 40 and insert:
532 date; amending s. 648.26, F.S.; administration of
533 investigations; amending s. 648.46, F.S.; procedure for
534 disciplinary action against licenses
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Amendment
6 Remove lines 763-839 and insert:
7 insurer is more than the following percent greater than the
8 renewal premium for comparable coverage from the corporation:
9 (I) Five percent for policies that renew during 2023.
10 (II) Ten percent for policies that renew during 2024.
11 (III) Fifteen percent for policies that renew during 2025.
12 (IV) Twenty percent for polices that renew during 2026 and
13 during all subsequent years.
14 If the risk is not able to obtain such offer, the risk is
15 eligible for a standard policy including wind coverage or a
16 basic policy including wind coverage issued by the corporation;
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however, if the risk could not be insured under a standard
(2022)
18 policy including wind coverage regardless of market conditions,
19 the risk is eligible for a basic policy including wind coverage
20 unless rejected under subparagraph 8. However, a policyholder
21 removed from the corporation through an assumption agreement
22 remains eligible for coverage from the corporation until the end
23 of the assumption period. The corporation shall determine the
24 type of policy to be provided on the basis of objective
25 standards specified in the underwriting manual and based on
26 generally accepted underwriting practices. A policyholder
27 removed from the corporation through an assumption agreement
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does not remain eligible for coverage from the corporation.
However, any policy removed from the corporation through an
assumption agreement may remain on the corporation's policy
31 forms through the end of the assumption period so that
32 corporation may continue to provide service to the policyholder
33 for the claims that are payable by the assuming insurer.
34
35 J...21-B-+- If the risk accepts an offer of coverage through
36 the market assistance plan or through a mechanism established by
37 the corporation other than a plan established bys. 627.3518,
38 before a policy is issued to the risk by the corporation or
39 during the first 30 days of coverage by the corporation, and the
40 producing agent who submitted the application to the plan or to
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41 the corp.oration is not currently appointed by the insurer, the
42 insurer shall:
43 (A) Pay to the producing agent of record of the policy for
44 the first year, an amount that is the greater of the insurer's
45 usual and customary commission for the type of policy written or
46 a fee equal to the usual and customary commission of the
47 corporation; or
48 (B) Offer to allow the producing agent of record of the
49 policy to continue servicing the policy for at least 1 year and
50 offer to pay the agent the greater of the insurer's or the
51 corporation's usual and customary commission for the type of
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policy written.
If the producing agent is unwilling or unable to accept
55 appointment, the new insurer shall pay the agent in accordance
56 with sub-sub-sub-subparagraph (A).
57 (II) If the corporation enters into a contractual
58 agreement for a take-out plan, the producing agent of record of
59 the corporation policy is entitled to retain any unearned
60 commission on the policy, and the insurer shall:
61 (A) Pay to the producing agent of record, for the first
62 year, an amount that is the greater of the insurer's usual and
63 customary commission for the type of policy written or a fee
64 equal to the usual and customary commission of the corporation;
65 or
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66 (B) Offer to allow the producing agent of record to
67 continue servicing the policy for at least 1 year and offer to
68 pay the agent the greater of the insurer's or the corporation's
69 usual and customary commission for the type of policy written.
70
71 If the producing agent is unwilling or unable to accept
72 appointment, the new insurer shall pay the agent in accordance
73 with sub-sub-sub-subparagraph (A).
74 b. With respect to commercial lines residential risks, for
75 a new application to the corporation for coverage, if the risk
76 is offered coverage under a policy including wind coverage from
77 an authorized insurer at its approved rate, the risk is not
.8 eligible for a policy issued by the corporation unless the
79 premium for coverage from the authorized insurer is more than 20
80 -l-§. percent greater than the premium for comparable coverage from
81 the corporation. Whenever an offer of coverage for a commercial
82 lines residential risk is received for a policyholder of the
83 corporation at renewal from an authorized insurer, if the offer
84 is equal to or less than the corporation's renewal premium for
85 comparable coverage, the risk is not eligible for coverage with
86 the corporation unless the premium for coverage from the
87 authorized insurer is more than the following percent greater
88 than the renewal premium for comparable coverage from the
89 corporation:
90 (I) Five percent for policies that renew during 2023.
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91 (II) Ten percent for policies that renew during 2024.
92 (III) Fifteen percent for policies that renew during 2025.
93 (IV) Twenty percent for policies that renew during 2026 and
94 during all subsequent years.
95 If the risk is not able to obtain any such offer, the risk is
96 eligible for a policy including wind coverage issued by the
97 corporation. Ilowever, A policyholder removed from the
98 corporation through an assumption agreement does not remain
99 remains eligible for coverage from the corporation until the end
100 of the assumption period. However, any policy removed from the
101 corporation through an assumption agreement may remain on the
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corporation's policy forms through the end of the assumption
period so that corporation may continue to provide service to
the policyholder for the claims that are payable by the assuming
105 insurer.
106
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7 the board of governors.
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12 making technical changes; eliminating costs of reinsurance in
13 rates under certain circumstances; specifying the
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7 3. If a policyholder receives a take-out offer from an
8 authorized insurer, the risk is no longer eligible for coverage
9 with the corporation unless the premium for coverage from the
10 authorized insurer is more than the following percent greater
11 than the renewal premium for comparable coverage from the
12 corporation:
13 (I) Five percent for policies effective on or after January
14 1, 2023.
15 (II) Ten percent for policies effective on or after January
16 1, 2024.
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17 (III) Fifteen percent for policies effective on or after
18 January 1, 2025.
19 (IV) Twenty percent for policies effective on or after
20 January 1, 2026 and in all subsequent years.
21 4-3-. The corporation must provide written notice to the
22 policyholder and the agent of record regarding all insurers
23 requesting to take out the policy, which and regarding the
24 policyholder's option to accept a talce out offer or to reject
25 all talce out offers and to remain with the corporation. The
26 notice must be in a format prescribed by the corporation and
27 include, for each take-out offer:
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30
a.
b.
c.
The amount of the estimated premium;
A description of the coverage; and
A comparison of the estimated premium and coverage
31 offered by the insurer to the estimated premium and coverage
32 provided by the corporation.
33 Section 3. Section 627.3517, Florida Statutes, is amended
34 to read:
35 627.3517 Consumer choice.-No provision of s. 627.351, s.
36 627.3511, ors. 627.3515 shall be construed to impair the right
37 of any insurance risk apportionment plan policyholder, upon
38 receipt of any keep-out keepout or take-out offer, to retain his
39 or her current agent, so long as that agent is duly licensed and
40 appointed by the insurance risk apportionment plan or otherwise
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41 authorized to place business with the insurance risk
42 apportionment plan. This right may shall not be canceled,
43 suspended, impeded, abridged, or otherwise compromised by any
44 rule, plan of operation, or depopulation plan, whether through
45 keep-out keepout, take-out, midterm assumption, or any other
46 means, of any insurance risk apportionment plan or depopulation
47 plan, including, but not limited to, those described ins.
48 627.351, s. 627.3511, ors. 627.3515. The commission shall adopt
49 any rules necessary to cause any insurance risk apportionment
50 plan or market assistance plan under such sections to
51 demonstrate that the operations of the plan do not interfere
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54
with, promote, or allow interference with the rights created
under this section. If the policyholder's current agent is
unable or unwilling to be appointed with the insurer making the
55 take-out or keep-out keepout offer, the policyholder is shall
56 not e-e disqualified from participation in the appropriate
57 insurance risk apportionment plan because of an offer of
58 coverage in the voluntary market. An offer of full property
59 insurance coverage by the insurer currently insuring either the
60 ex-wind or wind-only coverage on the policy to which the offer
61 applies is shall not e-e considered a take-out or keep-out
62 keepout offer. Any rule, plan of operation, or plan of
63 depopulation, through keep-out keepout, take-out, midterm
64 assumption, or any other means, of any property insurance risk
65 apportionment plan under s. 627.351(2) or (6) is subject toss.
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66 627.351(2) (b) and (6) (c) and 627.3511(4).
67 Section 4. Section 627.3518, Florida Statutes, is amended
68 to read:
69 627.3518 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
70 policyholder eligibility clearinghouse program. The purpose of
71 this section is to provide a frameworlc for the corporation to
72 implement a clearinghouse program by January 1, 2014.
73 (1) As used in this section, the term:
74 (a) "Corporation" means Citizens Property Insurance
75 Corporation.
76 (b) "Exclusive agent" means any licensed insurance agent
77 that has, by contract, agreed to act exclusively for one company
.8 or group of affiliated insurance companies and is disallowed by
79 the provisions of that contract to directly write for any other
80 unaffiliated insurer absent express consent from the company or
81 group of affiliated insurance companies.
82 (c) "Independent agent" means any licensed insurance agent
83 not described in paragraph (b).
84 (d) "Program" means the clearinghouse created under this
85 section.
86 (2) In order to confirm eligibility with the corporation
87 and to enhance access of new applicants for coverage and
88 existing policyholders of the corporation to offers of coverage
89 from authorized insurers, the corporation shall establish a
90 program for personal residential risks in order to facilitate
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91 the diversion of ineligible applicants and existing
92 policyholders from the corporation into the voluntary insurance
93 market. The corporation shall also develop appropriate
94 procedures for facilitating the diversion of ineligible
95 applicants and existing policyholders for commercial residential
96 coverage into the private insurance market and shall report ouch
97 procedures to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
98 House of Representatives by January 1, 2014.
99 (3) The corporation board shall establish the
100 clearinghouse program as an organizational unit within the
101 corporation. The program shall have all the rights and
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104
responsibilities in carrying out its duties as a licensed
general lines agent, but may not be required to employ or engage
a licensed general lines agent or to maintain an insurance
105 agency license to carry out its activities in the solicitation
106 and placement of insurance coverage. In establishing the
107 program, the corporation may:
108 (a) Require all new applications, and all policies due for
109 renewal, to be submitted for coverage to the program in order to
110 facilitate obtaining an offer of coverage from an authorized
111 insurer before binding or renewing coverage by the corporation.
112 (b) Employ or otherwise contract with individuals or other
113 entities for appropriate administrative or professional services
114 to effectuate the plan within the corporation in accordance with
115 the applicable purchasing requirements under s. 627.351.
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116 (c) Enter into contracts with any authorized insurer to
117 participate in the program and accept an appointment by such
118 insurer.
119 (d) Provide funds to operate the program. Insurers and
120 agents participating in the program are not required to pay a
121 fee to offset or partially offset the cost of the program or use
122 the program for renewal of policies initially written through
123 the clearinghouse.
124 (e) Develop an enhanced application that includes
125 information to assist private insurers in determining whether to
126 make an offer of coverage through the program.
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129
(f) For personal lines residential risks, require, before
approving all new applications for coverage by the corporation,
that every application be subject to a period of 2 business days
130 when any insurer participating in the program may select the
131 application for coverage. The insurer may issue a binder on any
132 policy selected for coverage for a period of at least 30 days
133 but not more than 60 days.
134 (4) Any authorized insurer may participate in the program;
135 however, participation is not mandatory for any insurer.
136 Insurers making offers of coverage to new applicants or renewal
137 policyholders through the program:
138 (a) May not be required to individually appoint any agent
139 whose customer is underwritten and bound through the program.
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140 Notwithstanding s. 626.112, insurers are not required to appoint
141 any agent on a policy underwritten through the program for as
142 long as that policy remains with the insurer. Insurers may, at
143 their election, appoint any agent whose customer is initially
144 underwritten and bound through the program. In the event an
145 insurer accepts a policy from an agent who is not appointed
146 pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter elects to accept a
147 policy from such agent, the provisions of s. 626.112 requiring
148 appointment apply to the agent.
149 (b) Must enter into a limited agency agreement with each
150 agent that is not appointed in accordance with paragraph (a) and
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153
whose customer is underwritten and bound through the program.
(c) Must enter into its standard agency agreement with
each agent whose customer is underwritten and bound through the
154 program when that agent has been appointed by the insurer
155 pursuant to s. 626.112.
156 (d) Must comply withs. 627.4133(2).
157 (e) May participate through their single-designated
158 managing general agent or broker; however, the provisions of
159 paragraph (6) (a) regarding ownership, control, and use of the
160 expirations continue to apply.
161 (f) Must pay to the producing agent a commission equal to
162 that paid by the corporation or the usual and customary
163 commission paid by the insurer for that line of business,
164 whichever is greater.
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165 (5) Notwithstanding s. 627.3517, any applicant for new
166 coverage from the corporation is not eligible for coverage from
167 the corporation if provided an offer of coverage from an
168 authorized insurer through the program at a premium that is at
169 or below the eligibility threshold established ins.
170 627.351(6) (c)5.a. Whenever an offer of coverage for a personal
171 lines risk is received for a policyholder of the corporation at
172 renewal from an authorized insurer through the program, if the
173 offer is equal to or less than the corporation's renewal preffiiuffi
174 for coffiparable coverage, the risk is not eligible for coverage
175 with the corporation if the offer is at or below the eligibility
176 threshold specified ins. 627.351(6) (c)5.a. In the event that an
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178
offer of coverage for a new applicant is received from an
authorized insurer through the program, and the premium offered
179 exceeds the eligibility threshold specified contained ins.
180 627.351(6) (c)5.a., the applicant or insured may elect to accept
181 such coverage, or may elect to accept or continue coverage with
182 the corporation. In the event that an offer of coverage for a
183 personal lines risk is received from an authorized insurer at
184 renewal through the program, and the premium offered is at or
185 below the eligibility threshold specified ins.
186 627.351(6) (c)5.a. ffiore than the corporation's renewal preffiiUffi
187 for coffiparable coverage, the insured is not eligible to ffifrY
188 elect to accept ouch coverage, or ffiay elect to accept or
189 continue coverage with the corporation. Section
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190 627.351(6) (c)5.a. (I) does not apply to an offer of coverage from
191 an authorized insurer obtained through the program. An applicant
192 for coverage from the corporation who was declared ineligible
193 for coverage at renewal by the corporation in the previous 36
194 months due to an offer of coverage pursuant to this subsection
195 shall be considered a renewal under this section if the
196 corporation determines that the authorized insurer making the
197 offer of coverage pursuant to this subsection continues to
198 insure the applicant and increased the rate on the policy in
199 excess of the increase allowed for the corporation under s.
200 627.351(6) (n)S.
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201
203
204 T I T L E A ME N D ME N T
205 Remove lines 39-47 and insert:
206 record status; making technical changes; revising eligibility
207 for the corporation when insurers request to take out a policy;
208 revising the notice that must be provided by the corporation
209 when insurers request to take out a policy; amending s.
210 627.3517, F.S.; making technical changes; amending s. 627.3518,
211 F.S.; deleting obsolete provisions relating to the purpose of
212 the corporation's clearinghouse program and reporting
213 requirements; revising procedures for determining eligibility of
214 a risk for coverage with the corporation; revising renewal
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215 status after insurers request to take out a policy; providing an
216 effective
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ADOPTED (Y/N)
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ADOPTED W/0 OBJECTION L (Y/N)
FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N)
WITHDRAWN (Y/N)
OTHER
1 Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Insurance & Banking
2 Subcommittee
3 Representative Gregory offered the following:
4
5 Amendment (with title amendment)
6 Remove lines 940-945 and insert:
7 the board of governors. If catastrophe reinsurance io not
8 available at reasonable rates, the corporation need not purchase
9 it, but the corporation shall include the coots of reinsurance
10 to cover ito projected 100 year probable maximum looo in ito
11 rate calculations even if it deco not purchase catastrophe
12 reinsurance.
13
14
15 T I T L E A ME N D ME N T
16 Remove line 19 and insert:
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4
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board of governors.
8
9
10 T I T L E A ME N D
11 Remove line 19 and insert:
12 making technical changes; eliminating
13 raLes under certain circumstances; specifyi
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Meeting Date: _F_e_br_u_a_ry~02~,_2_02_2_9_:_00_A_M_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
~ Bill/PCS/PCB Number: HB 1141: Bail Bond Agents
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Name: Foster Shawn
Representing: Florida Bail Agents Association
Title:
Address: 5957 Riviera Ln
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Phone Number: . . .(7=2'-'-7.,_)8.c....cOc....c.8_-4=1.c....c31"--_ _ _ __
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Meeting Date: _F_e_br_u_a_r-y_0_2,~2_0_2_2_9_:0_0_A_M
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~ Bill/PCS/PCB Number: HB 1307 : Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
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Name: Geller Steven
Representing: Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
Title: Lawyer (or Senator, as I served for 11 years in the Senate)
Address: 110 E Broward Blvd Ste 1700
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