FL S7054

Creates Section 551.427, Florida Statutes, to define "proprietary confidential business information" and exempts such information from public records disclosure requirements for gaming license and license renewal applications.

Proprietary confidential business information includes trade secrets, business plans, internal auditing controls, security measures, and competitive information submitted to the Gaming Control Board or Department of Gaming Control.

Requires applicants or licensees to request confidentiality, inform the board or department of the basis for the claim, and clearly mark documents as "proprietary confidential business information" to qualify for the exemption.

Mandates the department notify applicants or licensees of public records requests within 30 days, allowing them to file a circuit court action to block disclosure; failure to file within 30 days waives confidentiality claims.

Exemption sunsets on October 2, 2019, unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature, and takes effect contingent on passage of related legislation (SB __) in the same legislative session.