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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
626.171, F.S.; providing a public records exemption 3
for cellular telephone numbers obtained by the 4
Department of Financial Services through certain 5
insurance license applications; providing 6
applicability; providing for future legislative review 7
and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of 8
public necessity; providing a directive to the 9
Division of Law Revisio n; providing a contingent 10
effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 626.171, 15
Florida Statutes, as amended by HB 989 or similar legislation, 16
2024 Regular Session, to rea d: 17
626.171 Application for license as an agent, customer 18
representative, adjuster, service representative, or reinsurance 19
intermediary.— 20
(8)(a) Cellular telephone numbers collected by the 21
department under subsection (2) are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 22
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption 23
applies to cellular telephone numbers held by the department 24
before, on, or after the effective date of this act. 25
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(b) This subsection is subject to the Open Government 26
Sunset Review Act in accor dance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 27
repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from 28
repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 29
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 30
necessity that all cellular telephone numbers collected by the 31
Department of Financial Services pursuant to s. 626.171(2), 32
Florida Statutes, be exempt from public records requirements. 33
The Legislature finds that the unintentional publication of such 34
information may subject the filer to identity theft, financia l 35
harm, or other adverse impacts. Without the public records 36
exemption, the effective and efficient administration of the 37
electronic filing system, which is otherwise designed to 38
increase the ease of filing records, would be hindered. For 39
these reasons, the Legislature finds that it is a public 40
necessity to exempt such information from public records 41
requirements. 42
Section 3. The Division of Law Revision is directed to 43
replace the phrase "the effective date of this act" wherever it 44
occurs in this act wit h the date this act becomes a law. 45
Section 4. This act shall take effect on the same date 46
that HB 989 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 47
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 48
extension thereof and becomes a law. 49