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FL S1266

Bill

Status

Failed

5/1/2015

Primary Sponsor

Darren Soto

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases motor vehicle liability insurance minimum limits effective January 1, 2016: bodily injury from $10,000 to $25,000 per person and $20,000 to $50,000 per crash; property damage remains $10,000.

  • Repeals Florida's Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law (Personal Injury Protection coverage) effective January 1, 2016, replacing it with a traditional tort-based liability system requiring bodily injury and property damage coverage.

  • Increases deposit requirements for self-insuring vehicles from $30,000 to $60,000 and increases net worth requirements for self-insurers.

  • Requires insurers to notify policyholders by September 1, 2015 about the repeal of PIP coverage and new minimum security requirements, with transitional provisions allowing existing policies to remain valid until renewal.

  • Makes conforming changes across Florida statutes to remove references to Personal Injury Protection and align with the shift to bodily injury liability coverage as the primary motor vehicle insurance requirement.

Legislative Description

Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance

Last Action

Died in Banking and Insurance

5/1/2015

Committee Referrals

Banking and Insurance3/2/2015

Full Bill Text

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