Riley, Hammett say proposal that would help property owners afford policies is meeting with opposition
Thursday, October 11, 2007
By SEBASTIAN KITCHEN
Capital Bureau MONTGOMERY -- House Speaker Seth Hammett and Gov. Bob Riley signaled this week that there is opposition to a bill intended to help property owners along the coast who are struggling with the price and availability of insurance.
Hammett, D-Andalusia, said he agrees with the governor's decision to not call a special session of the Legislature because of "significant bipartisan opposition" to coastal insurance legislation.
"I absolutely have not seen that," said state Sen. Ben Brooks, R-Mobile, sponsor of the bill. "My experience with legislators has been just the opposite, Democrat and Republican. I am puzzled where that perception would come from."
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