Florida Senate - 2023 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 418 Ì881130jÎ881130 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: 1/RS/2R . 04/19/2023 05:42 PM . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Garcia moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Before line 44 4 insert: 5 Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 327.54, Florida 6 Statutes, is amended to read: 7 327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty.— 8 (7) A livery may not lease or rent or offer to lease or 9 rent any livery vessel unless the livery:first10 (a) Obtains and carries in full force and effect a policy 11 from a licensed insurance carrier in this state which insures 12 the liveryand the renteragainst any accident, loss, injury, 13 property damage, or other casualty caused by or resulting from 14 the operation of the livery vessel. The insurance policy must 15 provide coverage of at least $500,000 per person and $1 million 16 per event. The livery shall have proof of such insurance 17 available for inspection at the location where livery vessels 18 are being leased or rented, or offered for lease or rent, and 19 shall provide to each renter the insurance carrier’s name and 20 address and the insurance policy number; and 21 (b) Either: 22 1. Obtains and carries in full force and effect a policy 23 from a licensed insurance carrier in this state which insures 24 the renter in the same manner and amounts of the policy obtained 25 by the livery under paragraph (a) and provides to each renter 26 the insurance carrier’s name and address and the insurance 27 policy number; or 28 2. Presents the renter with the opportunity to purchase 29 coverage which insures the renter against any accident, loss, 30 injury, property damage, or other casualty caused by or 31 resulting from the operation of the livery vessel of at least 32 $500,000 per person and $1 million per event. If a renter 33 chooses not to purchase the coverage, the livery must obtain a 34 signed acknowledgement from the renter which includes the 35 following statement: 36 37 I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM REFUSING TO PURCHASE A VESSEL 38 RENTAL INSURANCE POLICY FOR COVERAGE OF AT LEAST 39 $500,000 PER PERSON AND $1 MILLION PER EVENT FOR ANY 40 DAMAGE OR INJURIES CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY MY 41 OPERATION OF THE VESSEL. 42 43 THE VESSEL RENTAL INSURANCE POLICY COVERAGE IS BEING 44 OFFERED TO ME AT THE FOLLOWING PRICE: [INSERT BINDABLE 45 PRICE HERE OF INSURANCE BEING DECLINED]. 46 47 I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY NOT HAVE OTHER INSURANCE TO 48 COVER ANY DAMAGE OR INJURIES CAUSED DIRECTLY OR 49 INDIRECTLY BY MY OPERATION OF THE VESSEL AND THAT I 50 MAY BE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR ANY SUCH DAMAGE OR 51 INJURIES DURING THE RENTAL PERIOD. 52 53 This subsection does not apply to human-powered vessels. 54 55 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 56 And the title is amended as follows: 57 Delete line 2 58 and insert: 59 An act relating to insurance; amending s. 327.54, 60 F.S.; revising requirements relating to insurance for 61 liveries that lease or rent or offer to lease or rent 62 livery vessels; amending s. 624.4621,