Gov. Ron DeSantis has received a bill this week that tort-reform supporters say is a landmark measure to shore up the state’s property insurance market, ban the heavily criticized one-way attorney-fee provision and eliminate the assignment of benefits (AOB) in property claims.

Senate Bill 2A passed the Florida Senate on a vote of 27-13, and the state House of Representatives approved the measure 84-33. The Legislature’s action occurred during a special legislative session on property insurance reform in which tort-reform supporters and insurance industry insiders called on lawmakers to pass robust reforms.

“This is a pro-consumer bill that should drive down litigation abuse and put the property insurance market on a path to stability,” Michael Carlson, president and CEO of the Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF), said in a statement emailed to the Florida Record. “The Legislature is right to focus on lawsuits, and Senate Bill 2A includes bold provisions, including the prohibition of the one-way attorney fee, to fully address the property insurance litigation environment in Florida.”