Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/SB 2282, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/30/2009 02:16 PM       .                                
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       Senator Bennett moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 19 - 42
    4  and insert:
    5         a motor vehicle accident, except for costs to contain or
    6  clean up hazardous materials in quantities reportable to the
    7  Florida State Warning Point at the Division of Emergency
    8  Management, and costs for transportation and treatment provided
    9  by ambulance services licensed pursuant to ss. 401.23(4) and
   10  401.23(5).
   11         (2) As used in this section, the term “first responder”
   12  means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a
   13  firefighter as defined in s. 633.30, or an emergency medical
   14  technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed
   15  by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement
   16  officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or
   17  paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also
   18  considered a first responder of the state or local government
   19  for purposes of this section.
   20         Section 2. Section 166.0446, Florida Statutes, is created
   21  to read:
   22         166.0446 Prohibition of fees for first-responder services.—
   23         (1) A municipality may not impose a fee or seek
   24  reimbursement for any costs or expenses that may be incurred for
   25  services provided by a first responder, including costs or
   26  expenses related to personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or
   27  equipment in response to a motor vehicle accident, except for
   28  costs to contain or clean up hazardous materials in