Florida Republican representatives have made several attempts this year to roll back past tort reforms that Gov. Ron DeSantis credited for helping to stabilize the property insurance market and lower auto insurance premiums. 

Recent state Senate actions, however, have blocked these legislative moves. On April 25, representatives placed provisions of a bill (HB 947) that sought to reinstate two-way attorney fees for certain insurance lawsuits into another bill containing provisions to protect the owners of former phosphate mining sites from legal liability for radiation issues (HB 832).

The modified HB 823 passed the House of Representatives on an 80–to-20 vote last month, but the Senate refused to sign off on the legislative mash-up. On Friday, the House indefinitely postponed the bill, withdrawing it from consideration.

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