Disability Law

Senate Passes "Murray Compromise" Bill; House Refuses to Concur

By David A. McCranie, Esq.

By a vote of 39-0, the Senate yesterday passed CS/CS/SB 2072, the so-called "Murray Compromise" bill.  But on motion by Rep. Anitere Flores (R-Miami), the original sponsor of CS/HB 903, the House refused to concur.  The bill is now "in messages" with a request by the House for the Senate to recede.  

Today is the final day of the regular legislative session.  Although a one-week extension of the session has been scheduled, that week will be used only to resolve budgetary issues.  So unless there's some dramatic movement today, it looks as though these attorney's fee bills are dead.   

Full post as published by Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Blog on May 01, 2009 (boomark / email).