SB 956 Summary

• Creates s. 119.07135 establishing that agency contracts and related financial information are public records and not exempt from public disclosure requirements.

• Eliminates numerous trade secret exemptions from public records laws across 60+ statutes affecting agencies including the lottery, public utilities, health care facilities, economic development entities, and financial regulators.

• Removes specific statutory provisions that designated trade secrets as confidential and exempt, including repealing entire sections related to trade secret protections in various state agencies and programs.

• Retains certain narrow confidentiality protections for proprietary business information in specific contexts (e.g., alternative investments, emergency planning) while eliminating blanket trade secret exemptions previously available.

• Takes effect contingent on passage of related legislation (SB ___) in the same legislative session.