Florida Senate - 2022 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 266 Ì612690(Î612690 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 01/11/2022 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Criminal Justice (Diaz) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Section 627.7491, Florida Statutes, is created 6 to read: 7 627.7491 Official law enforcement vehicles; motor vehicle 8 insurance requirements.— 9 (1) For purposes of this section, the term: 10 (a) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as in s. 11 943.10(1). 12 (b) “Employing agency” means an agency that employs a law 13 enforcement officer. 14 (2) If an employing agency authorizes a law enforcement 15 officer to travel to his or her place of residence in an 16 official law enforcement vehicle outside of the course and scope 17 of the officer’s employment or function, the employing agency 18 shall maintain current and valid motor vehicle insurance, 19 including bodily injury, death, and property damage liability 20 coverage that covers the period in which a law enforcement 21 officer travels to or from work in an official law enforcement 22 vehicle and covers the time a law enforcement officer travels to 23 and from any other employing agency assignment in an official 24 law enforcement vehicle. However, such motor vehicle insurance 25 is not required to provide for coverage if: 26 (a) The law enforcement officer makes a distinct deviation 27 for a nonessential personal errand unless a collective 28 bargaining agreement permits such deviation; or 29 (b) The law enforcement officer acts in bad faith or with 30 malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful 31 disregard of human rights, safety, or property. 32 (3) Any suit or action brought or maintained against an 33 employing agency for damages arising out of tort pursuant to 34 this section, including, without limitation, any claim arising 35 upon account of an act causing loss of property, personal 36 injury, or death, shall be subject to the limitations provided 37 in s. 768.28(5). 38 (4) The requirements of this section may be met by any 39 method authorized by s. 768.28(16). 40 Section 2. The Legislature finds and declares that this act 41 fulfills an important state interest. 42 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 43 44 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 45 And the title is amended as follows: 46 Delete everything before the enacting clause 47 and insert: 48 A bill to be entitled 49 An act relating to motor vehicle insurance; creating 50 s. 627.7491, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring 51 agencies that employ law enforcement officers to 52 maintain motor vehicle insurance under certain 53 circumstances; providing exceptions; providing 54 liability limitations; providing methods in which the 55 employing agency may meet the liability insurance 56 requirements; providing a declaration of important 57 state interest; providing an effective date.