Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0911 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		119.0712, F.S.; providing exemptions from public 3
17	17		records requirements for e -mail addresses collected 4
18	18		and held by the Department of State and secure login 5
19	19		credentials held by the Department of State for a 6
20	20		certain purpose; providing for retroactive 7
21	21		application; providing for future legislative review 8
22	22		and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of 9
23	23		public necessity; providing a contingent effective 10
24	24		date. 11
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26	26		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28	28		Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 119.0712, 15
29	29		Florida Statutes, to read: 16
30	30		119.0712 Executive branch agency -specific exemptions from 17
31	31		inspection or copying of public records. — 18
32	32		(5) DEPARTMENT OF STATE. — 19
33	33		(a) E-mail addresses collected and held by the Department 20
34		-	of State pursuant to ~~chapter 48,~~ chapter 55, chapter 117, 21
35		-	~~chapter 118,~~ chapter 495, chapter 605, chapter 606, chapter 607, 22
36		-	~~chapter 610,~~ chapter 617, chapter 620, chapter 621, chapter 679, 23
37		-	~~chapter 713,~~ or chapter 865 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24
38		-	~~24(a), Art. I~~ of the State Constitution. This exemption applies 25
	34	+	of State pursuant to chapter 55, chapter 117, chapter 118, 21
	35	+	chapter 495, chapter 605, chapter 606, chapter 607, chapt er 610, 22
	36	+	chapter 617, chapter 620, chapter 621, chapter 679, chapter 713, 23
	37	+	or chapter 865 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I 24
	38	+	of the State Constitution. This exemption applies to e -mail 25
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51		-	~~to e-mail~~ addresses held by the department before, on, or after 26
52		-	~~the~~ effective date of this act. 27
	51	+	addresses held by the department before, on, or after the 26
	52	+	effective date of this act. 27
53	53		(b) Secure login credentials held by the Department of 28
54	54		State for purposes of a password protected system implemented 29
55	55		pursuant to s. 15.16(3) are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 30
56	56		24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exe mption applies 31
57	57		to secure login credentials held by the department before, on, 32
58	58		or after the effective date of the exemption. For purposes of 33
59	59		this paragraph, the term "secure login credentials" means 34
60	60		information held by the department for purposes of 35
61	61		authenticating a user logging into a user account on a computer, 36
62	62		a computer system, a computer network, or an electronic device; 37
63	63		an online user account accessible over the Internet, whether 38
64	64		through a mobile device, a website, or any other electronic 39
65	65		means; or information used for authentication or password 40
66	66		recovery. 41
67	67		(c) This subsection is subject to the Open Government 42
68	68		Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 43
69	69		repealed on October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from 44
70	70		repeal through reenact ment by the Legislature. 45
71	71		Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 46
72	72		necessity that e-mail addresses collected and held by the 47
73	73		Department of State and secure login credentials held by the 48
74	74		Department of State for purposes of a password protecte d system 49
75	75		implemented pursuant to s. 15.16(3), Florida Statutes, be made 50
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88	88		exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), 51
89	89		Article I of the State Constitution. Such identifying 52
90	90		information can be used as a tool to perpetuate fraud against an 53
91	91		individual or corporation, the release of which could cause 54
92	92		great financial harm to the individual or corporation. 55
93	93		Therefore, the Legislature finds that it is a public necessity 56
94	94		that such information be made exempt from public records 57
95	95		requirements. 58
96	96		Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date 59
97	97		that HB 909 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 60
98	98		legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 61
99	99		extension thereof and becomes a law. 62