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FL H0991

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

12/21/2023

Primary Sponsor

Commerce Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Cellular telephone numbers collected by the Department of Financial Services through insurance license applications (for agents, adjusters, customer representatives, service representatives, and reinsurance intermediaries) are exempt from public records requirements under s. 119.07(1) and the State Constitution
  • The exemption applies retroactively to cellular telephone numbers held by the department before, on, or after the effective date of the act
  • The exemption is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and will stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reenacted by the Legislature
  • The Legislature justified the exemption as a public necessity, citing risks of identity theft, financial harm, and other adverse impacts from unintentional publication, as well as potential hindrance to the electronic filing system's administration
  • The act's effective date is contingent on HB 989 or similar legislation being adopted in the same legislative session and becoming law

Legislative Description

Pub. Rec./Cellular Telephone Numbers Held by the Department of Financial Services

Last Action

Laid on Table

3/4/2024

Committee Referrals

Commerce Committee1/29/2024
Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee1/25/2024
Insurance And Banking Subcommittee1/8/2024

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