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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 472 585-02597A-24 2024472c1 88 of the waiver provided in paragraph (a) without further action 89 by the Legislature. 90 2. A subdivision of the state may agree to settle a claim 91 made or a judgment rendered against it in excess of the waiver 92 provided in paragraph (a) without further action by the 93 Legislature. 94 95 However, bP..+t the state or"an agency or subdivision thereof shall 96 not be deemed to have waived any defense of sovereign immunity 97 or to have increased the limits of its liability as a result of 98 its obtaining insurance coverage for tortious acts in excess of 99 the $200,000 eLa $399, waiver provided in paragraph (a) . 100 However, a party may not lobby against any agreed upon 101 settlement brought to the Legislature as a settled claim bill 102 abe�e. An insurance policy may not condition the payment of 103 benefits, in whole or in part, on the enactment of a claim bill. 104 (c) The limitations of liability set forth in this 105 subsection shall apply to the state and its agencies and 106 subdivisions whether or not the state or its agencies or 107 subdivisions possessed sovereign immunity before July 1, 1974. 108 (d)+Ia* A municipality has a duty to allow the municipal law 109 enforcement agency to respond appropriately to protect persons 110 and property during a riot or an unlawful assembly based on the 111 availability of adequate equipment to its municipal law 112 enforcement officers and relevant state and federal laws. If the 113 governing body of a municipality or a person authorized by the 114 governing body of the municipality breaches that duty, the 115 municipality is civilly liable for any damages, including 116 damages arising from personal injury, wrongful death, or Page 4 of 8 CODING: Words stiAejeen are deletions; words underlined are additions. 356