Legislative Session Update | March 28

Things are moving quickly as we approach the halfway point of Florida’s 2025 legislative session next week. This week, appropriations committees began releasing their budget proposals. In the weeks ahead, the House and Senate will exchange proposals, negotiate differences, and work toward a final compromise on the state’s budget. The General Appropriations Act is the only bill the Florida Legislature is constitutionally required to pass each session. 

The House bill proposing to repeal Florida’s motor vehicle no-fault auto insurance, HB 1181, was heard in its first House committee this week. However, the House bill has two more committee stops and the Senate measure, SB 1256, has still not moved forward. The Governor has indicated consistent disapproval of the proposed repeal. 

Last week, HB 1437 was reported favorably in the House Civil Justice & Claims Committee. The bill would award attorney fees and costs to prevailing parties in lawsuits concerning overdue medical benefits under PIP policies. The measure did not move forward this week in the House and its companion bill, SB 1840, has not been heard in any of its three Senate committees.

Similarly, bills to specify conditions for awarding attorney fees in insurance-related legal actions, HB 1551, has pass just one of its three assigned House committees. The Senate bill, SB 426, has not been heard by any of its three assigned committees.

HB 947, a bill to revise what evidence is admissible in proving medical expenses in personal injury and wrongful death cases, cleared its final committee this week and has been placed on the House floor agenda for next Thursday. The Senate companion, SB 1520, has not moved.

Two bills aimed at improving the practice of chiropractic medicine in Florida, SB 564 and HB 849, have received committee references. Now is the time to take action. To help advance HB 849, we encourage you to email Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Chairwoman Kaylee Tuck and respectfully request that she place the bill on the committee’s agenda. Similarly, to support SB 564, please email Senate Health Policy Chairwoman Colleen Burton and ask her to schedule the bill for a hearing in the Senate Health Policy Committee.

We are working tirelessly to protect and advance chiropractic care in Florida, and your financial support is essential to our efforts in Tallahassee and beyond. Stay tuned for further updates on these bills affecting our Florida chiropractors and chiropractic patients.