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Legislature advances two more tort reform bills

The Florida House and Senate move proposed changes to windshield laws that critics say encourage lawsuits and send auto insurance rates higher.

By Louis Llovio
| 4:30 p.m. April 11, 2023
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Additional state legislation to hamstring what lawyers can collect is one step closer to approval.

SB 1002 has cleared the rules committee in Tallahassee and could soon be taken up by the entire Senate. The committee voted in favor of the bill unanimously. A companion bill, HB 541, was approved by the House Commerce Committee on Monday by a 16-2 vote.

The two pieces aim to change state laws that, according to tort reform advocates, allow lawyers and repair shops to cash in on window replacements.

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Louis Llovio

Louis Llovio is the deputy managing editor at the Business Observer. Before going to work at the Observer, the longtime business writer worked at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Maryland Daily Record and for the Baltimore Sun Media Group. He lives in Tampa.