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Florida House Bill H1383

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1010 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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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to public records; amending s. 98.075, 2
1616 F.S.; providing an exemption from public records 3
1717 requirements for records containing certain 4
18-information received from federal agencies, another 5
19-state, or the District of Columbia after entering into 6
20-a memorandum of understanding relating to voter 7
21-registration records; providing for future legislative 8
22-review and repeal of the exemption; providing a 9
23-statement of public necessity; providing a contingent 10
24-effective date. 11
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26-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28- Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 15
29-98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16
30- 98.075 Registration record s maintenance activities; 17
31-ineligibility determinations. — 18
32- (2) DUPLICATE REGISTRATION. — 19
33- (c) Information received by the department pursuant to 20
34-from another state or the District of Columbia upon the 21
35-department becoming a member of a nongovernmental entit y as 22
36-provided in subparagraph (b)1., which is confidential or exempt 23
37-pursuant to federal law or the laws of the applicable that state 24
38-or the District of Columbia, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 25
18+information received from another state after entering 5
19+into a memorandum of understanding relating to voter 6
20+registration records; providing for future legislative 7
21+review and repeal of the exemption; providing a 8
22+statement of public necessity; providing a contingent 9
23+effective date. 10
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25+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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27+ Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 14
28+98.075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 15
29+ 98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; 16
30+ineligibility determi nations.— 17
31+ (2) DUPLICATE REGISTRATION. — 18
32+ (c) Information received by the department from another 19
33+state or the District of Columbia upon the department entering 20
34+into a memorandum of understanding with another state or 21
35+becoming a member of a nongovernmenta l entity as provided in 22
36+subparagraph (b)1., which is confidential or exempt pursuant to 23
37+the laws of that state or the District of Columbia, is exempt 24
38+from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 25
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4747 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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51-24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The department sh all 26
52-provide such information to the supervisors to conduct 27
53-registration list maintenance activities. This paragraph shall 28
54-stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved 29
55-from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 30
56- Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 31
57-necessity that information received by the Department of State 32
58-from a federal agency, another state, or the District of 33
59-Columbia pursuant to a memorandum of understanding, which is 34
60-confidential or exempt pursuant to fede ral law or the laws of 35
61-the applicable state or the District of Columbia, be made 36
62-confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and 37
63-s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. Entering into 38
64-memoranda of understanding for the purpose of sha ring and 39
65-exchanging information to verify voter registration information 40
66-is critical to ensuring the accuracy of the statewide voter 41
67-registration system. Maintaining an accurate statewide voter 42
68-registration system is critical to fair elections in this stat e. 43
69-Without the public records exemption, the department will be 44
70-unable to receive certain information directly from federal 45
71-agencies, other states, or the District of Columbia which might 46
72-otherwise be confidential or exempt pursuant to the laws of 47
73-those jurisdictions, which would impair the ability of the 48
74-department and supervisors of elections to maintain accurate 49
75-voter rolls. As a result, the effective and efficient 50
51+Constitution. The department shall provide such inform ation to 26
52+the supervisors to conduct registration list maintenance 27
53+activities. 28
54+ Section 2. The amendment to s. 98.075(2)(c), Florida 29
55+Statutes, made by this act shall stand repealed on October 2, 30
56+2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenact ment 31
57+by the Legislature. 32
58+ Section 3. The Legislature finds that it is a public 33
59+necessity that information received by the Department of State 34
60+from another state or the District of Columbia pursuant to a 35
61+memorandum of understanding, which is confidential or exempt 36
62+pursuant to the laws of that state or the District of Columbia, 37
63+be made confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida 38
64+Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. 39
65+Entering into memoranda of understanding for the purpose of 40
66+sharing and exchanging information to verify voter registration 41
67+information is critical to ensuring the accuracy of the 42
68+statewide voter registration system. Maintaining an accurate 43
69+statewide voter registration system is critical to fair 44
70+elections in this st ate. Without the public records exemption, 45
71+the department will be unable to receive information directly 46
72+from other states or the District of Columbia which might 47
73+otherwise be confidential or exempt pursuant to the laws of 48
74+those jurisdictions, which would impair the ability of the 49
75+department and supervisors of elections to maintain accurate 50
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88-administration of the statewide voter registration system would 51
89-be hindered. For these rea sons, the Legislature finds that it is 52
90-a public necessity to maintain the exempt status of such 53
91-information received by the department. 54
92- Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date 55
93-that HB 1381 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 56
94-legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 57
95-extension thereof and becomes a law. 58
88+voter rolls. As a result, the effective and efficient 51
89+administration of the statewide voter registration system would 52
90+be hindered. For these reasons, the Legislature fin ds that it is 53
91+a public necessity to maintain the exempt status of such 54
92+information received by the department. 55
93+ Section 4. This act shall take effect on the same date 56
94+that HB 1381 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 57
95+legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 58
96+extension thereof and becomes a law. 59