The Florida Senate
HOUSE MESSAGE SUMMARY
Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Criminal Justice
[2022s00266.hms.cj]
BILL: CS/SB 266
INTRODUCER: Criminal Justice Committee and Senator Diaz
SUBJECT: Motor Vehicle Insurance
DATE: March 8, 2022
I.Amendments Contained in Message:
House Amendment – 477889 (body)
II.Summary of Amendments Contained in Message:
House Amendment – 477889 removes language in the Senate bill that is relevant to workers’
compensation. This language is not relevant to the bill, which requires a law enforcement agency
to provide motor vehicle insurance coverage for a law enforcement vehicle the agency authorizes
a law enforcement officer to take home. The amendment is also a conforming amendment
because the House bill does not contain this language.
Specifically, the Senate bill provides that if an employing agency authorizes a law enforcement
officer to travel to his or her place of residence in an official law enforcement vehicle “outside of
the course and scope of the officer’s employment or function,” the employing agency must
maintain current and valid motor vehicle insurance coverage as specified in the bill. The quoted
language is removed by the House amendment. The removed language is relevant to the “going
or coming” rule in workers compensation. Section 440.092(2), F.S., provides that, except as
otherwise provided in that subsection, an injury to a law enforcement officer during the officer’s
work period or while going to or coming from work in an official law enforcement vehicle is
presumed to be an injury arising out of and in the course of employment unless the injury
occurred during a distinct deviation for a nonessential personal errand. The bill does not address
workers’ compensation; therefore, the removed language has no bearing on the bill’s purpose.