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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 472 585-02597A-24 2024472cl 59 Section 2. Subsection (5), paragraphs (a) and (d) of 60 subsection (6), and subsection (14) of section 768.28, Florida 61 Statutes, are amended to read: 62 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; 63 recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a 64 riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; 65 exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. - 66 (5)(a) The state and its agencies and subdivisions shall be 67 liable for tort claims in the same manner and to the same extent 68 as a private individual under like circumstances, but liability 69 shall not include punitive damages or interest for the period 70 before judgment. Neither the state nor its agencies or 71 subdivisions shall be liable to pay a claim or a judgment by any 72 one person which exceeds the sum of $400,000 $2�a or any 73 claim or judgment, or portions thereof, which, when totaled with 74 all other claims or judgments paid by the state or its agencies 75 or subdivisions arising out of the same incident or occurrence, 76 exceeds the sum of $600,000 $3000. However, a judgment or 77 judgments may be claimed and rendered in excess of these amounts 78 and paid pursuant to this act up to $400,000 79 or $600,000 , as the case may be; and that 80 portion of the judgment that exceeds these amounts may be 81 reported to the Legislature, and b-u� may be paid in part or in 82 whole ei-i� by further act of the Legislature. 83 (b) Notwithstanding the limited waiver of sovereign 84 immunity provided in paragraph (a): 85 1. heLceiny The state or an agency e: melivisien thereof 86 may agree, within the limits of insurance coverage provided, to 87 settle a claim made or a judgment rendered against it in excess Page 3 of 8 CODING: Words men are deletions; words underlined are additions. 355