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14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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15 | 15 | | An act relating to public records; amending ss. 2 |
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16 | 16 | | 394.464 and 397.6760, F.S.; exempting from public 3 |
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17 | 17 | | records requirements a respondent's name in certain 4 |
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18 | 18 | | documents at trial and on appeal; expanding exemptions 5 |
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19 | 19 | | from public records requirements for certain 6 |
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20 | 20 | | petitions, court orders, and related records to 7 |
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21 | 21 | | include applications for voluntary and involuntary 8 |
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22 | 22 | | mental health examinations and substance abuse 9 |
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23 | 23 | | treatment; expanding exceptions authorizing the 10 |
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24 | 24 | | disclosure of such personal identifying information 11 |
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25 | 25 | | and records to include certain service providers; 12 |
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26 | 26 | | authorizing a court to use a respondent's name for 13 |
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27 | 27 | | certain purposes; revising applicability to include 14 |
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28 | 28 | | appeals pending or file d on or after a specified date; 15 |
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29 | 29 | | revising the date for future legislative review and 16 |
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30 | 30 | | repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of 17 |
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31 | 31 | | public necessity; providing a contingent effective 18 |
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32 | 32 | | date. 19 |
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34 | 34 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21 |
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36 | 36 | | Section 1. Section 394.464, Florida Statutes, is amended 23 |
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37 | 37 | | to read: 24 |
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38 | 38 | | 394.464 Court records; confidentiality. — 25 |
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51 | 51 | | (1) A respondent's name, at trial and on appeal, and all 26 |
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52 | 52 | | petitions or applications for voluntary and involuntary 27 |
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53 | 53 | | admission for mental health examinations or treatment, court 28 |
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54 | 54 | | orders, and related records that are filed with or by a court 29 |
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55 | 55 | | under this part are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) 30 |
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56 | 56 | | and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Pleadings and 31 |
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57 | 57 | | other documents made confidential and exempt by this section may 32 |
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58 | 58 | | be disclosed by the clerk of the court, upon request, to any of 33 |
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59 | 59 | | the following: 34 |
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60 | 60 | | (a) The petitioner. 35 |
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61 | 61 | | (b) The petitioner's attorney. 36 |
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62 | 62 | | (c) The respondent. 37 |
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63 | 63 | | (d) The respondent's attorney. 38 |
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64 | 64 | | (e) The respondent's guardian or guar dian advocate, if 39 |
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65 | 65 | | applicable. 40 |
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66 | 66 | | (f) In the case of a minor respondent, the respondent's 41 |
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67 | 67 | | parent, guardian, legal custodian, or guardian advocate. 42 |
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68 | 68 | | (g) The respondent's treating health care practitioner and 43 |
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69 | 69 | | service provider. 44 |
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70 | 70 | | (h) The respondent's health ca re surrogate or proxy. 45 |
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71 | 71 | | (i) The Department of Children and Families, without 46 |
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72 | 72 | | charge. 47 |
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73 | 73 | | (j) The Department of Corrections, without charge, if the 48 |
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74 | 74 | | respondent is committed or is to be returned to the custody of 49 |
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75 | 75 | | the Department of Corrections from the Department of Children 50 |
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88 | 88 | | and Families. 51 |
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89 | 89 | | (k) A person or entity authorized to view records upon a 52 |
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90 | 90 | | court order for good cause. In determining if there is good 53 |
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91 | 91 | | cause for the disclosure of records, the court must weigh the 54 |
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92 | 92 | | person or entity's need for the information against potential 55 |
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93 | 93 | | harm to the respondent from the disclosure. 56 |
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94 | 94 | | (2) This section does not preclude the clerk of the court 57 |
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95 | 95 | | from submitting the information required by s. 790.065 to the 58 |
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96 | 96 | | Department of Law Enforcement. 59 |
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97 | 97 | | (3) The clerk of the court may not publish personal 60 |
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98 | 98 | | identifying information on a court docket or in a publicly 61 |
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99 | 99 | | accessible file, but the court may use a respondent's name to 62 |
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100 | 100 | | schedule and adjudicate cases, which includes transmitting a 63 |
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101 | 101 | | copy of any court order to the parties . 64 |
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102 | 102 | | (4) A person or entity receiving information pursuant to 65 |
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103 | 103 | | this section shall maintain that information as con fidential and 66 |
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104 | 104 | | exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 67 |
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105 | 105 | | Constitution. 68 |
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106 | 106 | | (5) The exemption under this section applies to all 69 |
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107 | 107 | | documents filed with a court before, on, or after July 1, 2019 , 70 |
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108 | 108 | | and appeals pending or filed on or after July 1, 20 22. 71 |
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109 | 109 | | (6) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 72 |
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110 | 110 | | Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 73 |
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111 | 111 | | on October 2, 2027 2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 74 |
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112 | 112 | | through reenactment by the Legislature. 75 |
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125 | 125 | | Section 2. Section 3 97.6760, Florida Statutes, is amended 76 |
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126 | 126 | | to read: 77 |
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127 | 127 | | 397.6760 Court records; confidentiality. — 78 |
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128 | 128 | | (1) A respondent's name, at trial and on appeal, and all 79 |
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129 | 129 | | petitions or applications for voluntary and involuntary 80 |
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130 | 130 | | substance abuse treatment or assessment and stabil ization, court 81 |
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131 | 131 | | orders, and related records that are filed with or by a court 82 |
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132 | 132 | | under this part or part IV are confidential and exempt from s. 83 |
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133 | 133 | | 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 84 |
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134 | 134 | | Pleadings and other documents made confidential and exempt by 85 |
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135 | 135 | | this section may be disclosed by the clerk of the court, upon 86 |
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136 | 136 | | request, to any of the following: 87 |
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137 | 137 | | (a) The petitioner. 88 |
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138 | 138 | | (b) The petitioner's attorney. 89 |
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139 | 139 | | (c) The respondent. 90 |
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140 | 140 | | (d) The respondent's attorney. 91 |
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141 | 141 | | (e) The respondent's guardian or guardian ad vocate, if 92 |
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142 | 142 | | applicable. 93 |
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143 | 143 | | (f) In the case of a minor respondent, the respondent's 94 |
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144 | 144 | | parent, guardian, legal custodian, or guardian advocate. 95 |
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145 | 145 | | (g) The respondent's treating health care practitioner and 96 |
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146 | 146 | | service provider. 97 |
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147 | 147 | | (h) The respondent's health care surr ogate or proxy. 98 |
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148 | 148 | | (i) The Department of Children and Families, without 99 |
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162 | 162 | | (j) The Department of Corrections, without charge, if the 101 |
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163 | 163 | | respondent is committed or is to be returned to the custody of 102 |
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164 | 164 | | the Department of Corrections from the Department of C hildren 103 |
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165 | 165 | | and Families. 104 |
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166 | 166 | | (k) A person or entity authorized to view records upon a 105 |
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167 | 167 | | court order for good cause. In determining if there is good 106 |
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168 | 168 | | cause for the disclosure of records, the court must weigh the 107 |
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169 | 169 | | person or entity's need for the information against p otential 108 |
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170 | 170 | | harm to the respondent from the disclosure. 109 |
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171 | 171 | | (2) This section does not preclude the clerk of the court 110 |
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172 | 172 | | from submitting the information required by s. 790.065 to the 111 |
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173 | 173 | | Department of Law Enforcement. 112 |
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174 | 174 | | (3) The clerk of the court may not publish perso nal 113 |
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175 | 175 | | identifying information on a court docket or in a publicly 114 |
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176 | 176 | | accessible file, but the court may use a respondent's name to 115 |
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177 | 177 | | schedule and adjudicate cases, which includes transmitting a 116 |
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178 | 178 | | copy of any court order to the parties . 117 |
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179 | 179 | | (4) A person or entity recei ving information pursuant to 118 |
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180 | 180 | | this section shall maintain that information as confidential and 119 |
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181 | 181 | | exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 120 |
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182 | 182 | | Constitution. 121 |
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183 | 183 | | (5) The exemption under this section applies to all 122 |
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184 | 184 | | documents filed with a court before , on, or after July 1, 2017 , 123 |
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185 | 185 | | and appeals pending or filed on or after July 1, 2022 . 124 |
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186 | 186 | | (6) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 125 |
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199 | 199 | | Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 126 |
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200 | 200 | | on October 2, 2027 2022, unless reviewed and sa ved from repeal 127 |
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201 | 201 | | through reenactment by the Legislature. 128 |
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202 | 202 | | Section 3. The Legislature finds that it is a public 129 |
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203 | 203 | | necessity that applications for voluntary and involuntary mental 130 |
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204 | 204 | | health examinations and substance abuse treatment which are 131 |
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205 | 205 | | filed with or by a court and a respondent's name, which is 132 |
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206 | 206 | | published on a court docket and maintained by the clerk of the 133 |
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207 | 207 | | court, under part I of chapter 394 and parts IV and V of chapter 134 |
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208 | 208 | | 397, Florida Statutes, be made confidential and exempt from 135 |
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209 | 209 | | disclosure under s. 119.07( 1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), 136 |
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210 | 210 | | Article I of the State Constitution. The mental health and 137 |
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211 | 211 | | substance abuse impairments of a person are medical conditions 138 |
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212 | 212 | | that should be protected from dissemination to the public. A 139 |
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213 | 213 | | person's health and sensitive persona l information regarding his 140 |
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214 | 214 | | or her mental health or substance abuse impairment are intensely 141 |
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215 | 215 | | private matters. Making such applications, petitions, orders, 142 |
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216 | 216 | | records, and identifying information confidential and exempt 143 |
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217 | 217 | | from disclosure will protect such person s from the release of 144 |
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218 | 218 | | sensitive, personal information that could damage their and 145 |
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219 | 219 | | their families' reputations. The publication of personal 146 |
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220 | 220 | | identifying information on a physical or virtual docket, 147 |
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221 | 221 | | regardless of whether any other record is published, defeats the 148 |
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222 | 222 | | purpose of protections otherwise provided. Further, the 149 |
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223 | 223 | | knowledge that such sensitive, personal information is subject 150 |
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236 | 236 | | to disclosure could have a chilling effect on a person's 151 |
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237 | 237 | | willingness to seek out and comply with mental health or 152 |
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238 | 238 | | substance abuse treatment services. 153 |
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240 | 240 | | that HB 1143 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 155 |
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241 | 241 | | legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 156 |
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242 | 242 | | extension thereof and becomes a law. 157 |
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