| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to wrongful death coverage; amending s. |
| 3 | 768.21, F.S.; prohibiting certain insurance policies from |
| 4 | including family exclusions for wrongful death claims; |
| 5 | providing applicability; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (9) is added to section 768.21, |
| 10 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 11 | 768.21 Damages.--All potential beneficiaries of a recovery |
| 12 | for wrongful death, including the decedent's estate, shall be |
| 13 | identified in the complaint, and their relationships to the |
| 14 | decedent shall be alleged. Damages may be awarded as follows: |
| 15 | (9) A motor vehicle liability insurance policy which |
| 16 | provides bodily injury liability coverage may not, on the basis |
| 17 | that the decedent or a claimant is an insured, a relative of an |
| 18 | insured, or a member of the household of an insured, exclude |
| 19 | insurance coverage for damages that are recoverable under this |
| 20 | section. |
| 21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009, and |
| 22 | apply to motor vehicle insurance policies entered into or |
| 23 | renewed on or after this date. |