Florida Senate - 2022                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 2-D
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Farmer moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 676 and 677
    4  insert:
    5         Section 12. Section 626.9375, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         626.9375 Proceeding venues and governing law.—After July 1,
    8  2022:
    9         (1) Any litigation, arbitration, or mediation involving a
   10  personal residential property insurance policy issued by, or a
   11  claim against, a surplus lines insurer authorized under ss.
   12  626.913-626.937 covering real property in this state must be
   13  conducted in this state and governed by the laws of this state.
   14         (2) A personal residential property insurance policy issued
   15  by a surplus lines insurer authorized under ss. 626.913-626.937
   16  covering real property in this state may not require an insured
   17  to pursue dispute resolution through litigation, arbitration, or
   18  mediation outside this state.
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   20  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   21  And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Between lines 82 and 83
   23  insert:
   24         creating s. 626.9375, F.S.; providing requirements for
   25         proceeding venues and governing law for specified
   26         policies issued by and claims against surplus lines
   27         insurers; prohibiting such policies from requiring
   28         certain proceedings outside the state;