This bill proposes an appropriation of $1.75 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as compensation for the Estate of Danielle Maudsley, who died as a result of alleged negligence by Trooper Daniel Cole and the Florida Highway Patrol. The bill outlines the circumstances surrounding Ms. Maudsley's death, including her arrest and subsequent injury caused by Trooper Cole's use of an electronic control device. A previous settlement agreement had already compensated the estate $200,000, but the estate is seeking the remaining balance of $1.75 million.

The bill includes several key provisions, such as the declaration of the facts stated in the preamble as true, the direction for the Chief Financial Officer to issue a warrant for the payment, and a stipulation that the total amount paid for attorney fees related to this claim cannot exceed 25 percent of the awarded amount. Additionally, it clarifies that the payments made under this act and the previous settlement are intended to be the sole compensation for all claims arising from the events leading to Ms. Maudsley's death. The act will take effect upon becoming law.