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FL S0006

CL

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ana Rodriguez

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Jose Correa was struck by a Miami-Dade County bus on December 16, 2021, while legally crossing within a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Bird Road and Le Jeune Road, resulting in a below-knee amputation and ongoing pain and medical needs
  • Miami-Dade County and Correa reached a settlement of $4.3 million, of which $200,000 was paid under the sovereign immunity liability cap in s. 768.28, Florida Statutes
  • Directs Miami-Dade County to appropriate and pay $4.1 million from unencumbered funds to Jose Correa for the remaining balance of the settlement
  • Combined payments under the statutory cap and this act constitute the sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the incident
  • Total attorney fees and lobbying fees related to the claim may not exceed 25 percent of the amount awarded under the act

Legislative Description

Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County

Last Action

Died in Community Affairs

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Community Affairs3/26/2025
Judiciary3/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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