Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1547 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to personal information protection; 2
16	16	creating s. 501.9744, F.S.; providing a short title; 3
17	17	providing definitions; prohibiting a public agency 4
18	18	from requesting, requiring, and publicly disclosing, 5
19	19	specified personal information; providing construction 6
20	20	and applicability; providing for the right of civil 7
21	21	action and award of damages; providing penalties; 8
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Section 501.9744, Florida Statutes, is created 13
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28	28	501.9744 Personal privacy protection. - 15
29	29	(1) This act may be cited as the "Personal Privacy 16
30	30	Protection Act." 17
31	31	(2) As used in this section, t he term: 18
32	32	(a) "Person" means an individual or a corporation, 19
33	33	partnership, association, or any other legal or commercial 20
34	34	entity. 21
35	35	(b) "Personal information" means any compilation of data 22
36	36	that directly or indirectly identifies a person as a member, 23
37	37	supporter, volunteer, or donor of financial or nonfinancial 24
38	38	support to any entity. 25
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51	51	(c) "Public agency" means any state or local governmental 26
52	52	unit, however designated, including, but not limited to, this 27
53	53	state; any department, agency, office, commission, board, 28
54	54	division, or other entity of this state; any political 29
55	55	subdivision of this state, including, but not limited to, a 30
56	56	county, city, township, village, school district, community 31
57	57	college district, or any other local governmental unit, agency, 32
58	58	authority, council, board, or commission; or any state or local 33
59	59	court, tribunal, or other judicial or quasi -judicial body. 34
60	60	(3) Notwithstanding any law, and subject to subsection 35
61	61	(4), a public agency may not: 36
62	62	(a) Require a person to provide the public agency with 37
63	63	personal information or otherwise compel the release of personal 38
64	64	information. 39
65	65	(b) Require an entity to provide the public agency with 40
66	66	personal information or otherwise compel the release of personal 41
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68	68	(c) Release, publish, or otherwise publicly di sclose 43
69	69	personal information held by a public agency. 44
70	70	(d) Request or require a current or prospective contractor 45
71	71	or grantee with the public agency to provide the public agency 46
72	72	with a list of entities to which it has provided financial or 47
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74	74	(4) This section does not preclude: 49
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87	87	(a) Personal information exempt from disclosure under the 50
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89	89	(b) A report or disclosure required for campaign financing 52
90	90	under chapter 106 or lobbying under chapter 11. 53
91	91	(c) A lawful warrant for personal information issued by a 54
92	92	court of competent jurisdiction. 55
93	93	(d) A lawful request for discovery of personal information 56
94	94	in litigation if both of the following conditions are met: 57
95	95	1. The requestor demonstrates a compelling need for t he 58
96	96	personal information by clear and convincing evidence. 59
97	97	2. The requestor obtains a protective order barring 60
98	98	disclosure of personal information to any person not named in 61
99	99	the litigation. 62
100	100	(e) Admission of personal information as relevant evidence 63
101	101	before a court of competent jurisdiction. However, a court may 64
102	102	not publicly reveal personal information without a specific 65
103	103	finding of good cause. 66
104	104	(5) This section does not apply to a national securities 67
105	105	association, as defined in s. 78o -3, 15 U.S.C., or regul ations 68
106	106	adopted thereunder, or to any information a national securities 69
107	107	association provides to the Financial Services Commission 70
108	108	pursuant to chapter 517 and rules adopted thereunder. 71
109	109	(6)(a) A person alleging a violation of this section may 72
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123	123	Damages awarded under this section may include one of the 74
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125	125	1. For injury or loss caused by a violation, a sum not 76
126	126	less than $2,500 for each violation. 77
127	127	2. For an intentional violation, a sum not to exceed 3 78
128	128	times the sum under subparagraph 1. 79
129	129	(b) The court may award all or a portion of the costs of 80
130	130	litigation, including reasonable attorney and witness fees, to 81
131	131	the complainant bringing the action. 82
132	132	(c) A person who knowingly violates this sectio n commits a 83
133	133	misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days 84
134	134	or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. 85
135	135	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 86