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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
119.0714, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 3
records requirements for personal identifying 4
information and annuity contract numbers of a payee of 5
a structured settlement and the names of family 6
members, dependents, and beneficiaries of such payee; 7
providing for future legislative review and repeal of 8
the exemption; providing a statement of public 9
necessity; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (1) of 14
section 119.0714, Florida Statutes, to read: 15
119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. — 16
(1) COURT FILES.—Nothing in this chapter shall be 17
construed to exempt from s. 119.07(1) a public record that was 18
made a part of a court file and that is not specifically closed 19
by order of court, except: 20
(l) Personal identifying information and annuity con tract 21
numbers of a payee of a structured settlement as defined in s. 22
626.99296(2) and the names of family members, dependents, and 23
beneficiaries of such payee are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This paragraph is 25
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subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance 26
with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2027, 27
unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the 28
Legislature. 29
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 30
necessity that the personal identifying information and annuity 31
contract numbers of a payee of a structured settlement and the 32
names of family members, dependents, and beneficiaries of such 33
payee be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 34
24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. Recipients of 35
structured settlements have been targets of criminal and 36
fraudulent acts based upon publicly available identifying 37
information. The Legislature finds that the harm that may result 38
from the release of personal identifying information and annuity 39
contract numbers of a payee of a structured settlement and the 40
names of family members, dependents, and beneficiaries of such 41
payee outweighs any public benefit that may be derived from the 42
disclosure of such i nformation. 43
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 44