HB 1241 CS (2004) - Workers' Compensation

General Bill by Berfield (CO-SPONSORS) Gibson; Holloway

Workers' Compensation: Requires workers' compensation insurers to notify the Office of Insurance Regulation of significant underwriting changes; provides that the 10-percent limit on the percentage of commercial insurance policies that an insurer may write at a rate in excess of the applicable filed rate excludes workers' compensation policies written for an employer in lieu of coverage from the joint underwriting plan established under s. 627.311(5), F.S.; revises the standards used by the OIR in approving or disapproving an insurer's deviation from the approved workers' compensation rate filing; requires the OIR to submit an annual report to the Legislature which evaluates competition in the workers' compensation insurance market; revises provisions governing the depopulation program of the workers' compensation joint underwriting plan.

Companion Bill passed CS/SB 1926 Workers' Compensation By Banking and Insurance and Atwater

Effective Date: July 1, 2004

Last Event: Companion Bill passed, refer to CS/SB 1926 on Friday, April 23, 2004 4:46 PM; HB Laid on Table

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Insurance
- On agenda for: 03/15/04 5:15 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes
Appropriations
- On agenda for: 04/16/04 9:45 AM
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- Favorable (final action) See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1926	Subject: Workers' Compensation	Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 1
- A 585477 , Ross Date Filed: 04/21/04, Page#: 0, Line#: 29
- A 784987 , Ross Date Filed: 04/21/04, Page#: 0, Line#: 96
- A 772761 , Berfield Date Filed: 04/21/04, Page#: 0, Line#: 104
- A 288441 , Berfield Date Filed: 04/21/04, Page#: 0, Line#: 122
Original Filed Version

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Appropriations 4/15/2004 11:28:03 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Insurance 3/18/2004 12:52:19 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Insurance 3/15/2004 11:18:49 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1926	Time: 04/23/2004 - 4:46 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Substituted CS/SB 1926	Time: 04/23/2004 - 4:46 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2004 10:00:54 PM)	Time: 04/21/2004 - 10:01 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Amendment 585477 filed timely	Time: 04/21/2004 - 2:04 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 784987 filed timely	Time: 04/21/2004 - 10:02 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 772761 filed timely	Time: 04/21/2004 - 9:56 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 288441 filed timely	Time: 04/21/2004 - 9:55 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 04/19/2004 - 10:17 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar	Time: 04/19/2004 - 10:17 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee	Time: 04/19/2004 - 10:17 AM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee	Time: 04/19/2004 - 10:17 AM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Appropriations agenda	Time: 04/15/2004 - 4:23 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Now in Appropriations	Time: 03/22/2004 - 7:36 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Appropriations	Time: 03/22/2004 - 7:36 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Insurance ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3	Time: 03/18/2004 - 11:35 AM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee	Time: 03/18/2004 - 11:35 AM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee	Time: 03/18/2004 - 11:35 AM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Insurance agenda	Time: 03/11/2004 - 4:12 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Now in Insurance	Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:40 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee	Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:40 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee	Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:40 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/03/2004 - 1:24 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Filed timely	Time: 02/23/2004 - 12:24 PM	Member: Berfield	Committee:	Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
624.4315
627.171
627.211
627.311	HB 75, HB 1131, HB 1147, HB 1251