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FL H1077
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Alvarez
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AI Summary
- Expands the public records exemption for e-mail addresses collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to cover e-mail addresses used for various notifications, including those related to motor vehicle titles (s. 319.40(3)), vessel registrations (s. 328.30), driver licenses, identification cards, and orders to revoke, cancel, or suspend driver licenses
- Exempts these e-mail addresses from public inspection and copying under s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and Article I, s. 24(a) of the State Constitution, with retroactive applicability
- Justifies the exemption on the grounds that e-mail addresses, combined with other personal information, can be exploited for identity theft, consumer scams, and unwanted solicitations, and that these risks outweigh the public interest in open government
- Subjects the exemption to the Open Government Sunset Review Act, with automatic repeal on October 2, 2030, unless reenacted by the Legislature
- Takes effect contingent on the passage and enactment of HB 1075 or similar legislation in the same legislative session, which expands the department's authority to use e-mail in lieu of U.S. mail for notifications
Legislative Description
Pub. Rec./E-mail Addresses/DHSMV
Last Action
Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Government Operations Subcommittee3/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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