At TaxWatch confab, Rachel Plakon, David Smith acknowledge work remains on insurance rates
State Rep. David Smith voiced regret the Florida House spent too much time this year on controversial bills which had little chance of becoming law.
“We wasted a lot of time in the House hearing bills that had no Senate sponsor … that we’re not going to ever go anywhere,” Smith said.
But he and state Rep. Rachel Plakon told Florida TaxWatch members there’s already work underway on critical issues to Floridians like property insurance rates.
The lawmakers spoke at the organization’s spring meeting in Winter Park, and covered prospects from allowing policy holders to switch carriers if they find a better rate and to look at changes to how Florida charges property taxes, including doing away wi...
