Florida Senate - 2023                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 418
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/19/2023 05:42 PM       .                                
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       Senator Garcia moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (881130) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Before line 44
    5  insert:
    6         Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 327.54, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty.—
    9         (7) A livery may not lease or rent or offer to lease or
   10  rent any livery vessel unless the livery: first
   11         (a) Obtains and carries in full force and effect a policy
   12  from a licensed insurance carrier in this state which insures
   13  the livery and the renter against any accident, loss, injury,
   14  property damage, or other casualty caused by or resulting from
   15  the operation of the livery vessel. The insurance policy must
   16  provide coverage of at least $500,000 per person and $1 million
   17  per event. The livery shall have proof of such insurance
   18  available for inspection at the location where livery vessels
   19  are being leased or rented, or offered for lease or rent, and
   20  shall provide to each renter the insurance carrier’s name and
   21  address and the insurance policy number; and
   22         (b) Either:
   23         1. Obtains and carries in full force and effect a policy
   24  from a licensed insurance carrier in this state which insures
   25  the renter in the same manner and amounts of the policy obtained
   26  by the livery under paragraph (a) and provides to each renter
   27  the insurance carrier’s name and address and the insurance
   28  policy number; or
   29         2. Presents the renter with the opportunity to purchase
   30  coverage which insures the renter against any accident, loss,
   31  injury, property damage, or other casualty caused by or
   32  resulting from the operation of the livery vessel of at least
   33  $500,000 per person and $1 million per event. If a renter
   34  chooses not to purchase the coverage, the livery must obtain a
   35  signed acknowledgement from the renter which includes an
   36  attestation as to whether the renter has a Florida boating
   37  safety identification card issued by the commission, a temporary
   38  certificate, or another form of boating certification authorized
   39  pursuant to s. 327.395, and that includes the following
   40  statement:
   41  
   42         I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM REFUSING TO PURCHASE A VESSEL
   43         RENTAL INSURANCE POLICY FOR COVERAGE OF AT LEAST
   44         $500,000 PER PERSON AND $1 MILLION PER EVENT FOR ANY
   45         DAMAGE OR INJURIES CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY MY
   46         OPERATION OF THE VESSEL.
   47  
   48         THE VESSEL RENTAL INSURANCE POLICY COVERAGE IS BEING
   49         OFFERED TO ME AT THE FOLLOWING PRICE: [INSERT BINDABLE
   50         PRICE HERE OF INSURANCE BEING DECLINED].
   51  
   52         I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY NOT HAVE OTHER INSURANCE TO
   53         COVER ANY DAMAGE OR INJURIES CAUSED DIRECTLY OR
   54         INDIRECTLY BY MY OPERATION OF THE VESSEL AND THAT I
   55         MAY BE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR ANY SUCH DAMAGE OR
   56         INJURIES DURING THE RENTAL PERIOD.
   57  
   58  This subsection does not apply to human-powered vessels.
   59  
   60  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   61  And the title is amended as follows:
   62         Delete line 2
   63  and insert:
   64         An act relating to insurance; amending s. 327.54,
   65         F.S.; revising requirements relating to insurance for
   66         liveries that lease or rent or offer to lease or rent
   67         livery vessels; amending s. 624.4621,