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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S <br />CS/CS/HB 569 <br />2024 <br />51 state. This subsection does not affect any venue provision <br />52 otherwise established in law. <br />53 Section 2. Subsection (5), paragraphs (a) and (d) of <br />54 subsection (6), and subsection (14) of section 768.28, Florida <br />55 Statutes, are amended to read: <br />56 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; <br />57 recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a <br />58 riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; <br />59 exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. - <br />60 (5)(a) The state and its agencies and subdivisions shall <br />61 be liable for tort claims in the same manner and to the same <br />62 extent as a private individual under like circumstances, but <br />63 liability shall not include punitive damages or interest for the <br />64 period before judgment. Neither the state nor its agencies or <br />65 subdivisions shall be liable to pay a claim or a judgment by any <br />66 one person which exceeds the sum of $400,000 $299,909 or any <br />67 claim or judgment, or portions thereof, which, when totaled with <br />68 all other claims or judgments paid by the state or its agencies <br />69 or subdivisions arising out of the same incident or occurrence, <br />70 exceeds the sum of $600,000 $390099. However, a judgment or <br />71 judgments may be claimed and rendered in excess of these amounts <br />72 arm stay be settle4 and paid pursuant to this act up to $400,000 <br />73 or $600,000 $299, 999 er $-�;9 , 9 , as the case may be; and that <br />74 portion of the judgment that exceeds these amounts may be <br />75 reported to the Legislature, and may be paid in part or in <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />CODING: Words stdAkap are deletions; words underlined are additions. <br />hb0569-02-c2 <br />363 <br />