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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
contained in a court file relating to a proceeding for 8
the approval of the transfer of structured settlement 9
payment rights; limiting such exemption to a specified 10
period; providing for future legislative review and 11
repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of 12
public necessity; providing an effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flori da: 15
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Section 1. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (1) of 17
section 119.0714, Florida Statutes, to read: 18
119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. — 19
(1) COURT FILES.—Nothing in this chapter shall be 20
construed to exempt from s. 119.07(1) a public record that was 21
made a part of a court file and that is not specifically closed 22
by order of court, except: 23
(l) Personal identifying information and annuity contract 24
numbers of a payee of a structured settlement as defined in s. 25
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626.99296(2) and the names of family members, dependents, and 26
beneficiaries of such payee contained within a court file 27
relating to a proceeding for the approval of the transfer of 28
structured settlement payment rights under s. 626.99296. Such 29
information shall remain exem pt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 30
Art. I of the State Constitution during the pendency of the 31
transfer proceeding and for 6 months after the final court order 32
approving or denying the transferee's application. This 33
paragraph is subject to the Open Governm ent Sunset Review Act in 34
accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 35
2027, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment 36
by the Legislature. 37
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 38
necessity that the person al 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 be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 42
24(a), Article I of the St ate Constitution. Recipients of 43
structured settlements have been targets of criminal and 44
fraudulent acts based upon publicly available identifying 45
information and are especially vulnerable during transfer 46
proceedings to fraudulent actors purporting to be f rom 47
legitimate entities. These fraudulent actors may use such 48
information to intercept transfer payments or obtain other 49
sensitive information, such as bank account and social security 50
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numbers. The Legislature finds that the harm that may result 51
from the release of personal identifying information and annuity 52
contract numbers of a payee of a structured settlement and the 53
names of family members, dependents, and beneficiaries of such 54
payee outweighs any public benefit that may be derived from the 55
disclosure of such information during the specified period. 56
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 57