Florida Senate - 2016                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 509, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Simmons moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 627.748, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         627.748 Transportation network company insurance.—
    8         (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for
    9  statewide uniformity of laws governing the insurance
   10  requirements imposed on transportation network companies and
   11  transportation network company drivers.
   12         (2) For purposes of this section, the term:
   13         (a) “Digital network” means an online application,
   14  software, a website, or a system offered or used by a
   15  transportation network company which enables the prearrangement
   16  of rides with transportation network company drivers.
   17         (b) “Personal vehicle” means a vehicle, however titled,
   18  which is used by a transportation network company driver in
   19  connection with providing transportation network company service
   20  and which is:
   21         1. Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the
   22  transportation network company driver; and
   23         2.Not licensed, registered, or authorized to operate as a
   24  taxicab, limousine, jitney, or other for-hire vehicle by any
   25  regulatory body.
   26  
   27  Notwithstanding any other law, a vehicle that is let or rented
   28  to another for consideration may be used as a personal vehicle.
   29         (c) “Prearranged ride” means the provision of
   30  transportation by a driver to or on behalf of a rider, beginning
   31  when a driver accepts a request for a ride by a rider through a
   32  digital network controlled by a transportation network company,
   33  continuing while the driver transports the rider, and ending
   34  when the last rider departs from the personal vehicle. A
   35  prearranged ride does not include transportation provided using
   36  a taxi, jitney, limousine, for-hire vehicle as defined in s.
   37  320.01(15), or street hail service.
   38         (d) “Transportation network company” or “company” means a
   39  corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity
   40  operating in this state which uses a digital network to connect
   41  transportation network company riders to transportation network
   42  company drivers who provide prearranged rides. A transportation
   43  network company does not include an individual, a corporation, a
   44  partnership, a sole proprietorship, or any other entity
   45  arranging nonemergency medical transportation for individuals
   46  qualifying for Medicaid or Medicare pursuant to a contract with
   47  the state or a managed care organization.
   48         (e) “Transportation network company driver” or “driver”
   49  means an individual who:
   50         1. Receives connections to potential riders and related
   51  services from a transportation network company in exchange for
   52  any form of compensation, including payment of a fee to the
   53  transportation network company; and
   54         2. Uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a
   55  prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital
   56  network controlled by a transportation network company in return
   57  for compensation, including payment of a fee.
   58         (f) “Transportation network company rider” or “rider” means
   59  an individual who directly or indirectly uses a transportation
   60  network company’s digital network to connect with a
   61  transportation network company driver who provides
   62  transportation services to the individual in the driver’s
   63  personal vehicle.
   64         (3)(a) A transportation network company driver, or a
   65  transportation network company on the driver’s behalf, shall
   66  maintain primary motor vehicle insurance that recognizes that
   67  the driver is a transportation network company driver or that
   68  the driver otherwise uses a personal vehicle to transport riders
   69  for compensation. Such primary motor vehicle insurance must
   70  cover the driver as required under this section, including while
   71  the driver is logged on to the transportation network company’s
   72  digital network but is not engaged in a prearranged ride, and
   73  while the driver is engaged in a prearranged ride.
   74         (b) The following motor vehicle insurance coverage
   75  requirements apply while a transportation network company driver
   76  is logged on to the transportation network company’s digital
   77  network but is not engaged in a prearranged ride:
   78         1. Primary motor vehicle bodily injury liability of at
   79  least $100,000 per person, $300,000 per incident, and $50,000
   80  for property damage; and
   81         2. Primary motor vehicle insurance coverage that meets the
   82  minimum requirements under ss. 627.730-627.7405.
   83         (c) The following motor vehicle insurance coverage
   84  requirements apply while a transportation network company driver
   85  is engaged in a prearranged ride:
   86         1. Primary motor vehicle bodily injury liability and
   87  uninsured and underinsured motorists insurance coverage of at
   88  least $125,000 per person, $300,000 per incident, and $50,000
   89  for property damage, and primary motor vehicle insurance
   90  coverage that meets the minimum requirements under ss. 627.730
   91  627.7405; or
   92         2. Primary motor vehicle liability insurance coverage that
   93  provides at least $1 million combined single limits coverage for
   94  bodily injury liability and uninsured and underinsured
   95  motorists, and property damage.
   96         (d) At all times other than the periods specified in
   97  paragraphs (b) and (c), the following motor vehicle insurance
   98  requirements apply if a driver has an agreement with a
   99  transportation network company to provide any form of
  100  transportation service to riders:
  101         1. Primary motor vehicle liability insurance coverage of at
  102  least $25,000 for death and bodily injury per person, $50,000
  103  for death and bodily injury per incident, and $10,000 for
  104  property damage; and
  105         2. Primary motor vehicle insurance that provides the
  106  minimum requirements under ss. 627.730-627.7405.
  107         (e) The coverage requirements of paragraphs (b), (c), and
  108  (d) may be satisfied by insurance maintained by the
  109  transportation network company driver, by the transportation
  110  network company, or by a combination of both.
  111         (f) If the insurance maintained by a driver under paragraph
  112  (b) or paragraph (c) lapses or does not provide the required
  113  coverage, the transportation network company must maintain
  114  insurance that provides the coverage required by this section
  115  beginning with the first dollar of a claim and must obligate the
  116  insurer to defend such a claim in this state.
  117         (g) The transportation network company driver is solely
  118  responsible for obtaining and maintaining the insurance required
  119  under paragraph (d). Upon application by any person to become a
  120  driver, the transportation network company shall notify the
  121  applicant that the driver must obtain and maintain the insurance
  122  required under paragraph (d). The driver must provide the
  123  transportation network company with proof of the required
  124  insurance at the time of application and at least every 6 months
  125  thereafter. Proof of the required insurance may be:
  126         1.A copy of an insurance card or other document from the
  127  insurance company which indicates the driver has coverage that
  128  satisfied the requirements of paragraph (d); or
  129         2. A copy of an insurance card or other document from the
  130  insurance company which indicates the driver has coverage for
  131  bodily injury and a certification from the driver that the
  132  coverage satisfies the requirements of paragraph (d).
  133  
  134  All documents and certifications provided pursuant to this
  135  paragraph may be in an electronic format. If the driver does not
  136  maintain insurance as required by paragraph (d), the
  137  transportation network company shall suspend the driver’s access
  138  to the company’s digital network until the driver complies with
  139  the requirements of paragraph (d).
  140         (h) Coverage under a motor vehicle insurance policy
  141  maintained by the transportation network company shall not be
  142  contingent on a denial of a claim under the driver’s personal
  143  motor vehicle liability insurance policy, nor shall a personal
  144  motor vehicle insurer be required to first deny a claim.
  145         (i) Motor vehicle insurance required by this section must
  146  be provided by an insurer authorized to do business in this
  147  state which is a member of the Florida Insurance Guaranty
  148  Association or an eligible surplus lines insurer that has a
  149  superior, an excellent, an exceptional, or an equivalent
  150  financial strength rating by a rating agency acceptable to the
  151  office.
  152         (j) Motor vehicle insurance that satisfies the requirements
  153  of this section is deemed to satisfy the financial
  154  responsibility requirements imposed under chapter 324 and the
  155  security requirements imposed under s. 627.733. However, the
  156  provision of transportation to persons for compensation which is
  157  not covered under this section subjects a vehicle and driver to
  158  the requirements of chapters 320 and 324.
  159         (k) A transportation network company driver shall carry
  160  proof of insurance coverage that meets the requirements of
  161  paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) at all times during his or her use
  162  of a personal vehicle. In the event of an accident:
  163         1. The driver shall provide the insurance coverage
  164  information to the directly involved parties, insurers, and
  165  investigating law enforcement officers. Proof of financial
  166  responsibility may be provided through a digital telephone
  167  application under s. 316.646 which is controlled by a
  168  transportation network company.
  169         2. Upon request, the driver shall disclose to the directly
  170  involved parties, insurers, and investigating law enforcement
  171  officers whether the driver, at the time of the accident, was
  172  logged on to the transportation network company’s digital
  173  network or engaged in a prearranged ride.
  174         (l) Before a driver may accept a request for a prearranged
  175  ride on the transportation network company’s digital network,
  176  the transportation network company shall disclose in writing to
  177  each transportation network company driver:
  178         1. The type and limits of insurance coverage provided by
  179  the transportation network company;
  180         2. The type of insurance coverage that the driver must
  181  maintain while the driver uses a personal vehicle in connection
  182  with providing transportation network company services; and
  183         3. That the provision of rides for compensation, whether
  184  prearranged or otherwise, which is not covered by this section
  185  subjects the driver to the coverage requirements imposed by s.
  186  324.032(1) and that failure to meet such limits subjects the
  187  driver to penalties provided in s. 324.221, up to and including
  188  a misdemeanor of the second degree.
  189         (m) An insurer that provides personal motor vehicle
  190  insurance policies under this part may exclude from coverage
  191  under a policy issued to an owner or operator of a personal
  192  vehicle any loss or injury that occurs while a driver is logged
  193  on to a transportation network company’s digital network or
  194  while a driver is engaged in a prearranged ride. Such right to
  195  exclude coverage applies to any coverage under a personal motor
  196  vehicle insurance policy, including, but not limited to:
  197         1. Liability coverage for bodily injury and property
  198  damage.
  199         2. Personal injury protection coverage.
  200         3. Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
  201         4. Medical payments coverage.
  202         5. Comprehensive physical damage coverage.
  203         6. Collision physical damage coverage.
  204  
  205  However, these exclusions shall not affect or diminish coverage
  206  otherwise available for resident relatives of the owner or
  207  driver who are not occupying the personal vehicle at the time of
  208  the loss.
  209         (n) The exclusions authorized under paragraph (m) apply
  210  notwithstanding any financial responsibility requirements under
  211  chapter 324. This section does not require that a personal motor
  212  vehicle insurance policy provide coverage while the driver is
  213  logged on to the transportation network company’s digital
  214  network, while the driver is engaged in a prearranged ride, or
  215  while the driver otherwise uses a personal vehicle to transport
  216  riders for compensation. However, an insurer may elect to
  217  provide coverage by contract or endorsement for such driver’s
  218  personal vehicle used for such purposes.
  219         (o) An insurer that excludes coverage as authorized under
  220  paragraph (m):
  221         1. Does not have a duty to defend or indemnify an excluded
  222  claim. This section does not invalidate or limit an exclusion
  223  contained in a policy, including any policy in use or approved
  224  for use in this state before July 1, 2016.
  225         2. Has a right of contribution against other insurers that
  226  provide motor vehicle insurance to the same driver in
  227  satisfaction of the coverage requirements of this section at the
  228  time of loss, if the insurer defends or indemnifies a claim
  229  against a driver which is excluded under the terms of its
  230  policy.
  231         (p) In a claims investigation, a transportation network
  232  company and any insurer providing coverage for a claim under
  233  this section shall cooperate to facilitate the exchange of
  234  relevant information with directly involved parties and insurers
  235  of the transportation network company driver, if applicable.
  236  Such information must provide:
  237         1. The precise times that a driver logged on and off the
  238  transportation network company’s digital network during the 12
  239  hour period immediately before and immediately after the
  240  accident.
  241         2. A clear description of the coverage, any exclusions, and
  242  the limits provided under insurance maintained under this
  243  section.
  244         (q) If a transportation network company’s insurer makes a
  245  payment for a claim covered under comprehensive coverage or
  246  collision coverage, the transportation network company shall
  247  cause its insurer to issue the payment directly to the entity
  248  repairing the vehicle or jointly to the owner of the vehicle and
  249  the primary lienholder on the covered vehicle.
  250         (4) Unless agreed to in a written contract, a
  251  transportation network company is not deemed to control, direct,
  252  or manage the personal vehicles that, or the transportation
  253  network company drivers who, connect to its digital network,
  254  solely as a result of the transportation network company being a
  255  transportation network company pursuant to this section.
  256         (5) A transportation network company shall provide an
  257  electronic notice to transportation network company drivers at
  258  least once every 10 times the driver logs into that company’s
  259  digital network which states that unless the driver has other
  260  additional motor vehicle insurance as required by this section,
  261  it is illegal for a transportation network company driver to
  262  solicit or accept a ride if the ride is not arranged through
  263  that transportation network company’s digital network, and that
  264  such rides shall not be covered by a transportation network
  265  company driver’s or a transportation network company’s insurance
  266  policy.
  267         (6) Notwithstanding any other law, transportation network
  268  company insurance requirements are governed exclusively by this
  269  section and any rules adopted under this section. A political
  270  subdivision of this state shall not adopt any ordinance imposing
  271  insurance requirements on a transportation network company or
  272  driver inconsistent with or more burdensome than the provisions
  273  of this section. All such ordinances, whether existing or
  274  proposed, are preempted and superseded by general law.
  275         (7) Unless otherwise provided herein, the requirements of
  276  this section are in addition to the other requirements for
  277  obtaining and maintenance of motor vehicle insurance in this
  278  state. This section does not affect other motor vehicle
  279  insurance requirements in this state, including those for a
  280  motor vehicle used as a common carrier.
  281         (8) The Financial Services Commission may adopt rules to
  282  administer this section.
  283         Section 2. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of
  284  section 316.066, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph
  285  (e) is added to subsection (3) of that section, to read:
  286         316.066 Written reports of crashes.—
  287         (1)
  288         (b) The Florida Traffic Crash Report, Long Form must
  289  include:
  290         1. The date, time, and location of the crash.
  291         2. A description of the vehicles involved.
  292         3. The names and addresses of the parties involved,
  293  including all drivers and passengers, and the identification of
  294  the vehicle in which each was a driver or a passenger.
  295         4. The names and addresses of witnesses.
  296         5. The name, badge number, and law enforcement agency of
  297  the officer investigating the crash.
  298         6. The names of the insurance companies for the respective
  299  parties involved in the crash.
  300         7. A statement as to whether, at the time of the accident,
  301  any driver was providing a prearranged ride or logged into a
  302  digital network of a transportation network company, as those
  303  terms are defined in s. 627.748.
  304         (c) In any crash for which a Florida Traffic Crash Report,
  305  Long Form is not required by this section and which occurs on
  306  the public roadways of this state, the law enforcement officer
  307  shall complete a short-form crash report or provide a driver
  308  exchange-of-information form, to be completed by all drivers and
  309  passengers involved in the crash, which requires the
  310  identification of each vehicle that the drivers and passengers
  311  were in. The short-form report must include:
  312         1. The date, time, and location of the crash.
  313         2. A description of the vehicles involved.
  314         3. The names and addresses of the parties involved,
  315  including all drivers and passengers, and the identification of
  316  the vehicle in which each was a driver or a passenger.
  317         4. The names and addresses of witnesses.
  318         5. The name, badge number, and law enforcement agency of
  319  the officer investigating the crash.
  320         6. The names of the insurance companies for the respective
  321  parties involved in the crash.
  322         7. A statement as to whether, at the time of the accident,
  323  any driver was providing a prearranged ride or logged into a
  324  digital network of a transportation network company, as those
  325  terms are defined in s. 627.748.
  326         (3)
  327         (e) Any driver who provides a false statement to a law
  328  enforcement officer in connection with the information that is
  329  required to be reported under subparagraph (1)(b)7. or
  330  subparagraph (1)(c)7. commits a misdemeanor of the second
  331  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  332         Section 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.
  333  
  334  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  335  And the title is amended as follows:
  336         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  337  and insert:
  338                        A bill to be entitled                      
  339         An act relating to transportation network companies;
  340         creating s. 627.748, F.S.; providing legislative
  341         intent; defining terms; requiring a transportation
  342         network company driver, or the transportation network
  343         company on the driver’s behalf, or a combination of
  344         both, to maintain certain primary motor vehicle
  345         insurance under specified circumstances; providing
  346         coverage requirements under specified circumstances;
  347         requiring a transportation network company to maintain
  348         certain insurance and obligate the insurer to defend a
  349         certain claim if specified insurance of the driver
  350         lapses or does not provide the required coverage;
  351         providing that a driver is solely responsible for
  352         maintaining specified insurance; requiring a
  353         transportation network company to provide a specified
  354         notice to a driver applicant; requiring a driver to
  355         provide a transportation network company with
  356         specified proof of insurance at the time of
  357         application and at specified intervals; requiring a
  358         transportation network company to suspend a driver’s
  359         access to its digital network if the driver does not
  360         maintain specified insurance; providing that certain
  361         coverage shall not be contingent on a claim denial;
  362         specifying requirements for insurers that provide the
  363         required insurance; providing for construction;
  364         requiring a transportation network company driver to
  365         carry proof of certain insurance coverage at all times
  366         during his or her use of a personal vehicle and to
  367         disclose specified information in the event of an
  368         accident; requiring a transportation network company
  369         to make certain disclosures and provide a specified
  370         notice to transportation network company drivers;
  371         authorizing an insurer to exclude certain coverage for
  372         loss or injury to specified persons which occurs under
  373         certain circumstances; providing for applicability and
  374         construction; requiring a transportation network
  375         company and certain insurers to cooperate during a
  376         claims investigation to facilitate the exchange of
  377         specified information; requiring a transportation
  378         network company to cause its insurer to issue payments
  379         for claims directly to specified entities under
  380         certain circumstances; providing that, unless agreed
  381         to in a written contract, a transportation network
  382         company is not deemed to control, direct, or manage
  383         the personal vehicles or transportation network
  384         company drivers that connect to its digital network;
  385         requiring a transportation network company to provide
  386         drivers with a certain notice at specified intervals;
  387         specifying preemption of laws pertaining to
  388         transportation network company insurance; providing
  389         applicability; authorizing the Financial Services
  390         Commission to adopt rules; amending s. 316.066, F.S.;
  391         requiring a statement in certain crash reports as to
  392         whether any driver at the time of the accident was
  393         providing a prearranged ride or logged into a digital
  394         network of a transportation network company; providing
  395         a criminal penalty for a driver who provides a false
  396         statement to a law enforcement officer in connection
  397         with certain information; providing an effective date.