Florida Governor May Veto Personal Injury Protection Extension
Florida Governor Jeb Bush has indicated that he may veto the bill passed by the legislature to extend Florida's no-fault automobile insurance personal injury protections.
Florida law currently provides for no-fault personal injury protection, which benefits personal injury victims by getting medical bills and other related expenses paid without necessity of a determination of fault in an automobile accident.
The law is set to "sunset" in October, 2007 if lawmakers don't take action to extend it. But insurance companies have been lobbying hard to persuade lawmakers to let the provisions die. The legislature passed a bill extending the statute for an additional two years to allow opposing forces to hammer out a compromise, but Bush says that he may veto the bill, which would mean that Florida residents would lose their no fault protection next year unless a resolution is reached before then.