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Florida League of Cities

Sovereign Immunity (Oppose)

SB 1302 (Flores) designates the "Florida Fair Claims Act." The bill amends current law regarding tort liability claims against the state and local government entities. It increases the cap for the total that the state and local governments may pay regarding the same incident from $300,000 to $1 million. The bill outlines in what instance the state and local governments are liable to pay for compensatory damages and specifies that an insurance policy may not condition the payment of benefits on the enactment of claims bills. (Cruz)