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: first
   10         (a) Obtains and carries in full force and effect a policy
   11  from a licensed insurance carrier in this state which insures
   12  the livery and the renter against 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,