SB 1570: Suits Against the Government
GENERAL BILL by DiCeglie
Suits Against the Government; Increasing the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions; authorizing a subdivision of the state to settle a claim in excess of the statutory limit without further action by the Legislature regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibiting an insurance policy from conditioning payment of benefits on the enactment of a claim bill; specifying that the limitations in effect on the date the claim accrues apply to that claim, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 1570, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 2:19 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 301 Suits Against the Government McFarland Identical Last Action: 2/19/2025 H Now in Budget Committee 
Citations - Statutes (61)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 45.061 Offers of settlement. Page 10 (pdf) 110.504 Volunteer benefits. Page 11 (pdf) 111.071 Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees. Page 11 (pdf) 125.01015 Office of the sheriff. Page 12 (pdf) 163.01 Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969. Page 16 (pdf) 190.043 Suits against the district. Page 17 (pdf) 213.015 Taxpayer rights. Page 17 (pdf) 252.51 Liability. Page 18 (pdf) 252.89 Tort liability. Page 19 (pdf) 252.944 Tort liability. Page 19 (pdf) 260.0125 Limitation on liability of private landowners whose property is designated as part of the statewide system of greenways and trails. Page 20 (pdf) 284.31 Scope and types of coverages; separate accounts. Page 20 (pdf) 284.38 Waiver of sovereign immunity; effect. Page 21 (pdf) 322.13 Driver license examiners. Page 22 (pdf) 337.19 Suits by and against department; limitation of actions; forum. Page 22 (pdf) 341.302 Rail program; duties and responsibilities of the department. Page 23 (pdf) 351.03 Railroad-highway grade-crossing warning signs and signals; audible warnings; exercise of reasonable care; blocking highways, roads, and streets during darkness. Page 32 (pdf) 373.1395 Limitation on liability of water management district with respect to areas made available to the public for recreational purposes without charge. Page 32 (pdf) 375.251 Limitation on liability of persons making available to public certain areas for recreational purposes without charge. Page 33 (pdf) 381.0056 School health services program. Page 34 (pdf) 393.075 General liability coverage. Page 35 (pdf) 394.9085 Behavioral provider liability. Page 35 (pdf) 395.1055 Rules and enforcement. Page 35 (pdf) 403.706 Local government solid waste responsibilities. Page 36 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 36 (pdf) 409.993 Lead agencies and subcontractor liability. Page 37 (pdf) 420.504 Public corporation; creation, membership, terms, expenses. Page 41 (pdf) 455.221 Legal and investigative services. Page 41 (pdf) 455.32 Management Privatization Act. Page 41 (pdf) 456.009 Legal and investigative services. Page 42 (pdf) 456.076 Impaired practitioner programs. Page 42 (pdf) 471.038 Florida Engineers Management Corporation. Page 43 (pdf) 472.006 Department; powers and duties. Page 47 (pdf) 497.167 Administrative matters. Page 48 (pdf) 513.118 Conduct on premises; refusal of service. Page 48 (pdf) 548.046 Physician’s attendance at match; examinations; cancellation of match. Page 49 (pdf) 556.106 Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system. Page 50 (pdf) 589.19 Creation of certain state forests; naming of certain state forests; Operation Outdoor Freedom Program. Page 50 (pdf) 627.7491 Official law enforcement vehicles; motor vehicle insurance requirements. Page 51 (pdf) 723.0611 Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation. Page 51 (pdf) 760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 51 (pdf) 766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors. Page 53 (pdf) 766.112 Comparative fault. Page 55 (pdf) 768.1355 Florida Volunteer Protection Act. Page 56 (pdf) 768.1382 Streetlights, security lights, and other similar illumination; limitation on liability. Page 56 (pdf) 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 4 (pdf) 768.295 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited. Page 56 (pdf) 944.713 Insurance against liability. Page 10 (pdf) 946.5026 Sovereign immunity in tort actions. Page 57 (pdf) 946.514 Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries. Page 58 (pdf) 961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 58 (pdf) 1002.33 Charter schools. Page 59 (pdf) 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 59 (pdf) 1002.34 Charter technical career centers. Page 60 (pdf) 1002.351 The Florida School for Competitive Academics. Page 60 (pdf) 1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. Page 60 (pdf) 1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers. Page 66 (pdf) 1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 66 (pdf) 1002.88 School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program. Page 67 (pdf) 1006.24 Tort liability; liability insurance. Page 67 (pdf) 1006.261 Use of school buses for public purposes. Page 68 (pdf)