Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 712
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: WD .
01/25/2018 .
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The Committee on Transportation (Rouson) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 200 and 201
4 insert:
5 (4) This section may not be construed to diminish the
6 rights, liabilities, remedies, or responsibilities of any
7 individual or entity under current statutory or common law with
8 respect to product liability.
9 Section 9. Section 324.033, Florida Statutes, is created to
10 read:
11 324.033 Manner of proving financial responsibility;
12 autonomous vehicles.—
13 (1) All fully autonomous vehicles not engaged in commercial
14 activity must have:
15 (a) Liability insurance coverage from an insurer admitted
16 to do business in this state in the amount of at least:
17 1. One hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury to, or
18 the death of, one person in any one accident, and, subject to
19 such limits for one person, $300,000 for bodily injury to, or
20 the death of, two or more persons in any one accident, and
21 $50,000 for damage to, or destruction of, the property of others
22 in any one accident; or
23 2. Five hundred thousand dollars combined single limit per
24 incident for combined bodily injury and property damage.
25 (b) Uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage as required
26 by s. 627.727 correlating to the liability insurance provided;
27 and
28 (c) Personal injury protection coverage pursuant to s.
29 627.736.
30 (2) A motor vehicle liability policy required under
31 subsection (1) must insure the following persons:
32 (a) Any owner, lessee, or registrant of the autonomous
33 vehicle.
34 (b) An operator of the autonomous vehicle.
35 (c) The manufacturers of the autonomous vehicle and
36 automated driving systems.
37 (d) Any other person who is liable for the covered acts or
38 omissions of insureds under paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or
39 paragraph (c), but only to the extent of that liability.
40 (3) A fully autonomous vehicle that engages in commercial
41 activity, other than as a TNC vehicle as defined in s. 627.748,
42 must have all of the following:
43 (a) Liability insurance coverage from an insurer admitted
44 to do business in this state, in the amount of at least $2
45 million per incident combined single limits for bodily injury
46 and property damage liability.
47 (b) Personal injury protection benefits that meet the
48 minimum coverage required under ss. 627.730-627.7405.
49 (c) Uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage as required
50 by s. 627.727.
51 (4) A vehicle may be operated in fully autonomous mode in
52 this state only if the manufacturers of the vehicle and the
53 autonomous driving system meet all of the following
54 requirements:
55 (a) Establishes with the Secretary of State a registered
56 agent for service of process in this state.
57 (b) Delivers to the department a surety bond in the amount
58 of at least $10 million conditioned on the payment of any
59 judgment entered against the principal on account of use,
60 operation, ownership, or maintenance in this state of any
61 autonomous vehicle or automated driving system manufactured by
62 the principal. A bond is not adequate unless it is written by a
63 company authorized to do business in this state and is rated A+
64 by Best’s.
65 Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
66 627.748, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
67 627.748 Transportation network companies.—
68 (7) TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY AND TNC DRIVER INSURANCE
69 REQUIREMENTS.—
70 (c) The following automobile insurance requirements apply
71 while a TNC driver or fully autonomous TNC vehicle is engaged in
72 a prearranged ride:
73 1. Automobile insurance that provides:
74 a. A primary automobile liability coverage of at least $1
75 million for death, bodily injury, and property damage;
76 b. Personal injury protection benefits that meet the
77 minimum coverage amounts required of a limousine under ss.
78 627.730-627.7405; and
79 c. Uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage as required
80 by s. 627.727.
81 2. The coverage requirements of this paragraph may be
82 satisfied by any of the following:
83 a. Automobile insurance maintained by the TNC driver;
84 b. Automobile insurance maintained by the TNC; or
85 c. A combination of sub-subparagraphs a. and b.
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87 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
88 And the title is amended as follows:
89 Delete line 24
90 and insert:
91 construction; creating s. 324.033, F.S.; providing
92 insurance requirements for all fully autonomous
93 vehicles not engaged in commercial activity; requiring
94 a certain motor vehicle liability policy to insure
95 specified persons; providing insurance requirements
96 for a fully autonomous vehicle that engages in
97 commercial activity, other than as a transportation
98 network company (TNC) vehicle; authorizing a vehicle
99 to be operated in fully autonomous mode in this state
100 only if the manufacturers of the vehicle and the
101 autonomous driving system meet specified requirements;
102 providing certain bond requirements; amending s.
103 627.748, F.S.; specifying automobile insurance
104 requirements that apply while a fully autonomous TNC
105 vehicle is engaged in a prearranged ride; amending s.
106 319.145, F.S.; revising