The Florida House held its second reading of SB 408 this afternoon, hours after Rep. John Wood, R-Winter Haven, filed a strike-all amendment and the bill was "temporarily postponed."
Upon taking up the legislation, the representatives focused on a variety of specifics, including public adjuster reforms, actual cash value versus replacement cost value, sinkholes, time limits for claims, and rate filings. Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, at one point noted, "We have been on the first amendment for an hour already, and there are 20 or so amendments."
Rep. Evan Jenne, D-Ft. Lauderdale, had a series of questions in several areas. At one point, he asked if the bill did not "make it easier for consumers to have rate hikes." The characterization was disputed by Rep. Wood.
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