Florida Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (FLCALA) has come out with their list of Florida Legislators who helped pass tort reform in the state.

FLCALA were joined by State Representatives Bob Rommel, Tommy Gregory, and Toby Overdorf; and Bill Herrle, Executive Director of NFIB Florida. Each spoke on the urgency for the Florida Legislature to continue passing common sense legal reforms in Florida.

Those that made the list.

• Senate Bill 248: Medical Negligence (Yarborough)
• House Bill 1179: Litigation Financing (Gregory and Overdorf)
• House Bill 1367: Asbestos and Silica Claims (Brackett)
• House Bill 995: Civil Actions Involving Assisted Living Facilities (Chamberlin)
• Each bill takes on a different piece of the legal system. Top priorities for CALA are enacting common sense regulation of third-party financing of lawsuits and capping fees to reasonable levels.

In addition to discussing the bills moving through the Legislature this session, Gaitens awarded six Florida lawmakers with the special CALA designation Legislator of the Year: Sens. Travis Hutson and Clay Yarborough and Reps. Bob Rommel, Tommy Gregory, Tom Fabricio, and Toby Overdorf. Each member was praised not only for legislation sponsored this year, but for their body of work, including landmark legislation Senate Bill 2A from December 2022 and House Bill 837 from March 2023.

“Florida has the best Legislature in the country,” continued Gaitens. “These six champions have done amazing work, not only sponsoring legislation but also encouraging and persuading their colleagues to support these good policies. Every good bill gives more peace to Floridians and builds a better economy for them.”

“Florida has made great improvement in recent years, thanks to the tireless work of these legislative champions,” said FLCALA Executive Director Tom Gaitens. “The reform on assignment of benefits in 2022 was a huge victory for our movement, but it doesn’t stop there. We are always trying to make the system work for the people, not for slick lawyers or special interests with deep pockets. I’m encouraged there are so many good bills in 2024 that continue the mission.”