House Bill hb1445

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1445

        By Representative Wishner






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to property or liability

  3         insurance contracts; providing that certain

  4         pollution-exclusion provisions may exclude only

  5         certain incidents and hazards; providing an

  6         effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  A clause in a property or liability

11  insurance contract that excludes coverage for damage caused by

12  the actual or threatened discharge or release of pollutants,

13  including smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acid, alkalis, chemicals,

14  waste, or any other solid, liquid, gaseous, or thermal

15  irritant or contaminant may exclude from coverage only

16  incidents and hazards that are traditionally associated with

17  environmental pollution.

18         Section 2.  This act shall take effect and shall apply

19  to policies entered into or renewed on or after August 1,

20  2001.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Provides that property or liability insurance contracts
      that include pollution-exclusion clauses may exclude only
25    incidents and hazards that are traditionally associated
      with environmental pollution.
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