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FL H0799

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Gregory

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a public records exemption making trade secrets held by a Florida agency confidential and exempt from disclosure under s. 119.07(1) and the State Constitution

  • Requires persons claiming trade secret protection to submit a written notice at the time of submission, clearly mark each page containing trade secrets, and provide a sworn declaration verifying the information qualifies as a trade secret

  • Excludes certain contract information from trade secret protection, including: parties to the contract, payment amounts and structures, types of commodities/services purchased, and unit prices/deliverables

  • Exempts research institutes, divisions of sponsored research at state universities, and technology transfer centers at Florida College System institutions from this section

  • Subject to Open Government Sunset Review and automatically repeals on October 2, 2025, unless reenacted by the Legislature

Legislative Description

Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets

Last Action

Died in Commerce and Tourism

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Commerce And Tourism3/5/2020
State Affairs1/30/2020
Commerce Committee1/16/2020
Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee12/16/2019

Full Bill Text

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