Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0409 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
16	16	16.7121, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 3
17	17	records requirements for records containing personal 4
18	18	identifying information of a person who is seeking 5
19	19	assistance through the Compulsive and Addictive 6
20	20	Gambling Prevention Program; providing for a future 7
21	21	legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 8
22	22	providing a statement of public necessity; providing a 9
23	23	contingent effective date. 10
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25	25	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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27	27	Section 1. Subsection ( 6) of section 16.7121, Florida 14
28	28	Statutes, as created by HB 405, 2022 Regular Session, is 15
29	29	renumbered as subsection (7) and a new subsection (6) is added 16
30	30	to that section, to read: 17
31	31	16.7121 Compulsive and Addictive Gambling Prevention 18
32	32	Program.- 19
33	33	(6) The personal identifying information of a person who 20
34	34	is seeking assistance through the Compulsive and Addictive 21
35	35	Gambling Prevention Program is confidential and exempt from the 22
36	36	provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 23
37	37	Constitution. This subsection is subject to the Open Government 24
38	38	Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 25
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51	51	repealed on October 2, 2027, unless reviewed and sa ved from 26
52	52	repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 27
53	53	Section 2. The Legislature finds that, as reflected in s. 28
54	54	16.7121(1), Florida Statutes, it is an important public policy 29
55	55	of the state to recognize and mitigate the adverse impact of 30
56	56	compulsive and addictive gambling behaviors. Even though such 31
57	57	behaviors impact many people throughout society, it is still 32
58	58	highly stigmatized. That social stigma prevents people from 33
59	59	taking steps to seek out information and resources that would 34
60	60	help them. In order to en courage people to seek assistance from 35
61	61	the Compulsive and Addictive Gambling Prevention Program, it is 36
62	62	important that their personal identifying information remains 37
63	63	confidential and exempt. The Legislature therefore finds that it 38
64	64	is a public necessity that the personal identifying information 39
65	65	of a person seeking assistance through the Compulsive and 40
66	66	Addictive Gambling Prevention Program be made exempt from s. 41
67	67	119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 42
68	68	Constitution. The Legislature furthe r finds that the need to 43
69	69	protect this information is sufficiently compelling to override 44
70	70	the state's public policy of open government and that the 45
71	71	protection of such information cannot be accomplished without 46
72	72	this exemption. 47
73	73	Section 3. This act shall t ake effect on the same date 48
74	74	that HB 405 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 49
75	75	legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 50
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