Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 218
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  03/27/2014           .                                
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       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 55 and 56
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 125.01,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         125.01 Powers and duties.—
    8         (8)(a) A municipality, county, or special district may not
    9  restrict the right of the public to freely bargain for lawful
   10  livery services, excluding metered taxi services that accept
   11  street hails, by:
   12         1. Establishing a minimum or maximum fare;
   13         2. Imposing a minimum wait time between the reservation and
   14  delivery of a livery transit service; or
   15         3. Creating classifications within each type of livery
   16  service, and fixing or approving zones, rates, or fares for such
   17  classifications, which apply differently to individuals and
   18  businesses that compete or attempt to compete with each other to
   19  provide similar services.
   20         (b) This subsection does not limit the ability of a county,
   21  municipality, or special district to impose reasonable
   22  restrictions concerning vehicle safety and driver qualifications
   23  upon lawful livery services.
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   25  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   26  And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Between lines 2 and 3
   28  insert:
   29         125.01, F.S.; restricting a municipality, county, or
   30         special district from restricting the right of the
   31         public to freely bargain for lawful livery services;
   32         amending s.