Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1064 Ì344182$Î344182 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Judiciary (Ring) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (142260) (with title 2 amendment) 3 4 Between lines 35 and 36 5 insert: 6 Section 2. Subsection (16) of section 626.854, Florida 7 Statutes, is amended to read: 8 626.854 “Public adjuster” defined; prohibitions.—The 9 Legislature finds that it is necessary for the protection of the 10 public to regulate public insurance adjusters and to prevent the 11 unauthorized practice of law. 12 (16)(a) A licensed contractor under part I of chapter 489, 13 or a subcontractor, may not adjust a claim on behalf of an 14 insured unless licensed and compliant as a public adjuster under 15 this chapter. However, the contractor may discuss or explain a 16 bid for construction or repair of covered property with the 17 residential property owner who has suffered loss or damage 18 covered by a property insurance policy, or the insurer of such 19 property, if the contractor is doing so for the usual and 20 customary fees applicable to the work to be performed as stated 21 in the contract between the contractor and the insured. 22 (b) Submission of an invoice to an insurer by a licensed 23 contractor under part I of chapter 489 or a subcontractor which 24 is accompanied by an agreement to a discount in order to 25 expedite payment of the invoice does not constitute the 26 adjustment of a claim. 27 28 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 29 And the title is amended as follows: 30 Delete line 79 31 and insert: 32 33