| 1 | Representative Culp offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 73-136 and insert: |
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| 6 | Section 3. Section 627.4107, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 7 | to read: |
| 8 | 627.4107 Government employees exposed to toxic drug |
| 9 | chemicals; cancellation of life or health policy or certificate |
| 10 | prohibited.--No life or health insurer may cancel or nonrenew a |
| 11 | life or health insurance policy or certificate of insurance |
| 12 | providing coverage to a state or local law enforcement officer |
| 13 | as defined in s. 943.10, firefighter as defined in s. 633.30, |
| 14 | emergency medical technician as defined in s. 401.23, or |
| 15 | paramedic as defined in s. 401.23, a volunteer firefighter |
| 16 | engaged by state or local government, a law enforcement officer |
| 17 | employed by the Federal Government, or any other local, state, |
| 18 | or Federal Government employee solely based on the fact that the |
| 19 | individual has been exposed to toxic chemicals or suffered |
| 20 | injury or disease as a result of the individual's lawful duties |
| 21 | arising out of the commission of a violation of chapter 893 by |
| 22 | another person. This section does not apply to any person who |
| 23 | commits an offense under chapter 893. This section does not |
| 24 | prohibit an insurer from canceling or nonrenewing an insurance |
| 25 | policy or certificate, as permitted under the applicable state |
| 26 | insurance code, based on an act or practice of the policyholder |
| 27 | or certificateholder that constitutes fraud or intentional |
| 28 | misrepresentation of material fact by the policyholder or |
| 29 | certificateholder. |
| 30 | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section |
| 31 | 907.041, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (l) is |
| 32 | added to that subsection, to read: |
| 33 | 907.041 Pretrial detention and release.-- |
| 34 | (4) PRETRIAL DETENTION.-- |
| 35 | (a) As used in this subsection, "dangerous crime" means |
| 36 | any of the following: |
| 37 | 1. Arson; |
| 38 | 2. Aggravated assault; |
| 39 | 3. Aggravated battery; |
| 40 | 4. Illegal use of explosives; |
| 41 | 5. Child abuse or aggravated child abuse; |
| 42 | 6. Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult, or |
| 43 | aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult; |
| 44 | 7. Aircraft piracy; |
| 45 | 8. Kidnapping; |
| 46 | 9. Homicide; |
| 47 | 10. Manslaughter; |
| 48 | 11. Sexual battery; |
| 49 | 12. Robbery; |
| 50 | 13. Carjacking; |
| 51 | 14. Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or |
| 52 | in presence of a child under the age of 16 years; |
| 53 | 15. Sexual activity with a child, who is 12 years of age |
| 54 | or older but less than 18 years of age, by or at solicitation of |
| 55 | person in familial or custodial authority; |
| 56 | 16. Burglary of a dwelling; |
| 57 | 17. Stalking and aggravated stalking; |
| 58 | 18. Act of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28; |
| 59 | 19. Home invasion robbery; |
| 60 | 20. Act of terrorism as defined in s. 775.30; and |
| 61 | 21. Manufacturing any substances in violation of chapter |
| 62 | 893; and |
| 63 | 22.21. Attempting or conspiring to commit any such crime. |
| 64 | (l) The Legislature finds that a person who manufactures |
| 65 | any substances in violation of chapter 893 poses a threat of |
| 66 | harm to the community and that the factual circumstances of such |
| 67 | a crime indicate a disregard for the safety of the community. |
| 68 | The court shall order pretrial detention if the court finds that |
| 69 | there is a substantial probability that a defendant charged with |
| 70 | manufacturing any substances in violation of chapter 893 |
| 71 | committed such a crime and if the court finds that there are no |
| 72 | conditions of release reasonably sufficient to protect the |
| 73 | community from the risk of physical harm to persons. |
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| 76 | Remove lines 13-20 and insert: |
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| 78 | specified individuals; creating s. 627.4107, F.S.; |
| 79 | prohibiting cancellation or nonrenewal of life or health |
| 80 | insurance policies or certificates of insurance providing |
| 81 | coverage to specified local, state, or federal employees |
| 82 | due to exposure to toxic chemicals or due to disease or |
| 83 | injury incurred in their duties related to controlled |
| 84 | substance law violations committed by others; providing |
| 85 | penalties; permitting cancellations or nonrenewals for |
| 86 | specified fraud or misrepresentation; |