This bill seeks to provide financial relief to Mande Penney-Lemmon for injuries sustained due to the negligence of Sarasota County and its employee, Jill Parnell. The incident occurred on October 1, 2018, when Parnell, while driving a Sarasota County vehicle, collided with Penney-Lemmon's car, resulting in significant injuries, including a traumatic brain injury. A jury subsequently awarded Penney-Lemmon $2,491,364.63 in damages, of which Sarasota County has already paid the statutory limit of $200,000. The bill requests an additional appropriation of $2,291,364.63 to cover the excess judgment.

The bill includes several key provisions: it declares the facts in the preamble to be true, authorizes Sarasota County to appropriate the specified amount for Penney-Lemmon, and stipulates that the total compensation from both the statutory limit and this act will cover all present and future claims related to the incident. Additionally, it sets a cap on attorney fees, limiting them to 25 percent of the total amount awarded under this act. The bill is set to take effect upon becoming law.