Florida bill that would raise legal age to use tobacco, vaping products to 21 heads to House floor
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Despite opposition from prominent health groups, a House committee Monday approved a bill that would regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes and raise the state’s legal age to use tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21.
The vote by the House Commerce Committee sends the bill (HB 987) to the full House.
The Senate version of the bill (SB 1080) is ready for consideration by the full Senate after being approved Friday by the Rules Committee.
House property insurance bill put on hold
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A House committee Monday postponed consideration of a bill that would make changes in Florida’s property insurance system, after the Senate passed a significantly different measure this month.
House Commerce Chairman Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, said the House bill (HB 305), sponsored by Rep. Bob Rommel, R-Naples, likely will come up Friday during a Commerce Committee meeting.
The House bill, in part, would gradually allow higher annual rate increases for customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp., as state officials have become alarmed about an influx of policies to Citizens during the past year. Also, the bill would make a series of changes in the broader property insurance industry, including shortening the time for policyholders to file claims from three years to two years. Additionally, it would seek to prevent roofing contractors and public adjusters
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Vaping regulation bill headed to House floor
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Despite opposition from prominent health groups, a House committee Monday approved a bill that would regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes and raise the state’s legal age to use tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21.
The vote by the House Commerce Committee sends the bill (HB 987) to the full House.
The Senate version of the bill (SB 1080) is ready for consideration by the full Senate after being approved Friday by the Rules Committee.
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