CS/HB 7055 Summary

• Creates section 768.0429, F.S., establishing that owners, lessors, operators, and persons renting commercial motor vehicles have no duty of care to retrofit vehicles with component parts or equipment unless required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (49 C.F.R. part 571) at the time of manufacture or sale.

• Defines "commercial motor vehicle" as a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or weight of at least 6,000 pounds used in interstate or intrastate commerce to transport property, passengers, or provide services.

• Makes evidence related to claims of retrofitting obligations or duties inadmissible in civil litigation involving commercial motor vehicle accidents.

• Exempts the duty waiver if the vehicle owner, lessor, operator, or person renting the vehicle fails to comply with mandatory recall or retrofit laws or regulations issued after manufacture or sale.

• Takes effect July 1, 2023.