Florida HB 145: Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Weight Limits

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An act relating to claims against the government; 2
amending s. 768.28, F.S.; increasing the statutory 3
limits on the liability of the state and its agencies 4
and subdivisions for tort claims; revising exceptions 5
relating to instituting actions on tort claims against 6
the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions; 7
revising the period after which the failure of certain 8
entities to make a final disposition of a claim shall 9
be deemed a final denial of the claim for certain 10
purposes; revising the statute of limitations for tort 11
claims against the state or one of its agencies or 12
subdivisions and exceptions thereto; deleting obsolete 13
language; making technical changes; providing 14
applicability; amending ss. 29.0081, 39.8297, 343.811, 15
and 944.713, F.S.; conforming cross references; 16
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 17
reenacting ss. 45.061(5), 95.11(6)(f), 110.504(4), 18
111.071(1)(a), 125.01015(2)(b), 163.01(3)(h) and 19
(15)(k), 190.043, 213.015(13), 252.51, 252.89, 20
252.944, 260.0125(2), 284.31, 284.38, 322.13(1)(b), 21
337.19(1), 341.302(17), 343.811(3), 351.03(4)(c), 22
373.1395(6), 375.251(3)(a), 381.0056(9), 393.075(3), 23
394.9085(7), 395.1055(10)(g), 403.706(17)(c), 24
409.175(15)(b), 409.993(1), (2)(a), and (3)(a), 25

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420.504(8), 455.221(3), 455.32(5), 456.009(3), 26
456.076(15)(a), 471.038(3), 472.006(11)(b), 27
497.167(7), 513.118(2), 548.046(1), 556.106(8), 28
589.19(4)(e), 627.7491(3) and (4), 723.0611(2)(c), 29
760.11(5), 766.1115(4), 766.112(2), 768.1355(3), 30
768.1382(7), 768.295(4), 946.5026, 946.514(3), 31
961.06(8), 984.09(3), 1002.33(12)(h), 1002.333(6)(b), 32
1002.34(17), 1002.37(2), 1002.55(3)(l), 1002.83(10), 33
1002.88(1)(p), 1006.24(1), and 1006.261(2)(b), F.S., 34
relating to offers of settlement; limitations other 35
than for the recovery of real property; volunteer 36
benefits; payment of judgments or settlements against 37
certain public officers or employees; office of the 38
sheriff; the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 39
1969; suits against community development districts; 40
taxpayer rights; liability; tort liability; tort 41
liability; limitation on liability of private 42
landowners whose property is designated as part of the 43
statewide system of greenways and trails; scope and 44
types of coverages; effect of waiver of sovereign 45
immunity; driver license examiners; suits by and 46
against the Department of Transportation; rail 47
program; power to assume indemnification and insurance 48
obligations; railroad-highway grade-crossing warning 49
signs and signals; limitation on liability of a water 50

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management district with respect to areas made 51
available to the public for recreational purposes 52
without charge; limitation on liability of persons 53
making available to the public certain areas for 54
recreational purposes without charge; school health 55
services program; general liability coverage; 56
behavioral provider liability; rules and enforcement; 57
local government solid waste responsibilities; 58
licensure of family foster homes, residential child-59
caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; lead 60
agencies and subcontractor liability; the Florida 61
Housing Finance Corporation; legal and investigative 62
services; the Management Privatization Act; legal and 63
investigative services; impaired practitioner 64
programs; the Florida Engineers Management 65
Corporation; the Department of Agriculture and 66
Consumer Services; administrative matters; conduct on 67
premises and refusal of service; physician's 68
attendance at match; liability of the member operator, 69
excavator, and system; creation of certain state 70
forests, naming of certain state forests, and the 71
Operation Outdoor Freedom Program; official law 72
enforcement vehicles and motor vehicle insurance 73
requirements; the Florida Mobile Home Relocation 74
Corporation; administrative and civil remedies and 75

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construction; health care providers and creation of 76
agency relationship with governmental contractors; 77
comparative fault; the Florida Volunteer Protection 78
Act; streetlights, security lights, and other similar 79
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