Amendment
Bill No. 2498
Amendment No. 354329
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Harrell offered the following:
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3     Amendment to Amendment (900607) (with title amendment)
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5     Between lines 2558 and 2559, insert:
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7     Section 29.  Section 627.7018, Florida Statutes, as created
8by chapter 2007-1, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
9     627.7018  Standards for determining risk of coverage.--
10     (1)  In determining the risk of providing property
11insurance coverage, an insurer may not deny coverage solely on
12the basis of the age of the structure and shall consider the
13wind resistance of the structure and measures undertaken by the
14owner to protect the structure against hurricane loss.
15     (2)  With respect to mobile or manufactured home insurance
16rate filings, the filing must account for the fact that the
17mobile or manufactured home is constructed after July 13, 1994,
18and constructed to conform to the HUD Manufactured Home
19Construction Safety Standards Act and installed pursuant to the
20Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' mobile and
21manufactured housing installation standards adopted in 1999.
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24     Remove line 2674, and insert:
25necessary to carry out its purposes; amending s. 627.7018, F.S.;
26providing insurance rate filing requirements for mobile and
27manufactured home insurance rate filings; providing an
28appropriation;


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