Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2282
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/17/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Bennett) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 125.01045, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         125.01045 Prohibition of fees for first-responder
    8  services.—
    9         (1) A county may not impose a fee or seek reimbursement for
   10  any costs or expenses that may be incurred for services provided
   11  by a first responder, including costs or expenses related to
   12  personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or equipment in response to
   13  a motor vehicle accident, except for transportation and
   14  treatment provided by ambulance services licensed pursuant to s.
   15  401.23(5).
   16         (2) As used in this section, the term “first responder”
   17  means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a
   18  firefighter as defined in s. 633.30, or an emergency medical
   19  technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed
   20  by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement
   21  officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or
   22  paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also
   23  considered a first responder of the state or local government
   24  for purposes of this section.
   25         Section 2. Section 166.0446, Florida Statutes, is created
   26  to read:
   27         166.0446 Prohibition of fees for first-responder services.—
   28         (1) A municipality may not impose a fee or seek
   29  reimbursement for any costs or expenses that may be incurred for
   30  services provided by a first responder, including costs or
   31  expenses related to personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or
   32  equipment in response to a motor vehicle accident, except for
   33  transportation and treatment provided by ambulance services
   34  licensed pursuant to s. 401.23(5).
   35         (2) As used in this section, the term “first responder”
   36  means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a
   37  firefighter as defined in s. 633.30, or an emergency medical
   38  technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed
   39  by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement
   40  officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or
   41  paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also
   42  considered a first responder of the state or local government
   43  for purposes of this section.
   44         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
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   47         And the title is amended as follows:
   48         Delete line 4
   49  and insert:
   50  and municipalities from imposing a fee