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FL H1253
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Robert Brackett
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AI Summary
- Creates s. 655.97, F.S., requiring the Chief Financial Officer to set the interest rate on Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) quarterly on December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1, effective the following January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1, respectively
- Sets the compliance rate as the higher of 68% of the upper bound of the federal funds rate or 25 basis points (0.25%), with the annual percentage yield capped at 255 basis points (2.55%)
- Requires the Chief Financial Officer to notify Funding Florida Legal Aid of the established compliance rate for each upcoming quarter
- Allows eligible institutions, as an alternative to the compliance rate, to pay the higher of the highest interest rate or dividend generally available to their non-IOTA business, consumer, or nonmaturing deposit account customers, or 25 basis points, provided IOTA accounts meet the same minimum balance or eligibility qualifications
- Institutions choosing the alternative rate option must submit the IOTA Rate – Comparability Information Form promulgated by The Florida Bar to Funding Florida Legal Aid; effective July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Interest on Trust Accounts
Last Action
Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Insurance And Banking Subcommittee1/13/2024
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