FIRSTREGULARSESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNOS.1064&667
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
1926H.06P DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection105.1500,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
personalprivacyprotectionact,withanemergencyclause.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section105.1500,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection105.1500,toreadasfollows:
105.1500.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedas"ThePersonalPrivacy
2ProtectionAct".
3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
4 (1)"Personalinformation",anylist,record,register,registry,roll,roster,orother
5compilationofdataofanykindthatdirectlyorindirectlyidentifiesapersonasamember,
6supporter,orvolunteerof,ordonoroffinancialornonfinancialsupportto,anyentityexempt
7fromfederalincome[tax]taxationunderSection501(c)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof
81986,asamended;
9 (2)"Publicagency",thestateandanypoliticalsubdivisionthereofincluding,butnot
10limitedto,anydepartment,agency,office,commission,board,division,orotherentityof
11stategovernment;anycounty,city,township,village,schooldistrict,communitycollege
12district;oranyotherlocalgovernmentalunit,agency,authority,council,board,commission,
13stateorlocalcourt,tribunalorotherjudicialorquasi-judicialbody.
14 3.(1)Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,butsubjecttothe
15exceptionslistedunder[subsection] subsections4and6ofthissection,apublicagencyshall
16not:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (a)Requireanyindividualtoprovidethepublicagencywithpersonalinformationor
18otherwisecompelthereleaseofpersonalinformation;
19 (b)RequireanyentityexemptfromfederalincometaxationunderSection501(c)of
20theInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended,toprovidethepublicagencywithpersonal
21informationorotherwisecompelthereleaseofpersonalinformation;
22 (c)Release,publicize,orotherwisepubliclydisclosepersonalinformationin
23possessionofapublicagencywithouttheexpress,writtenpermissionofeveryindividual
24whoisidentifiableasafinancialsupporterofanentityexemptfromfederalincome
25taxationunderSection501(c)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended; or
26 (d)Requestorrequireacurrentorprospectivecontractororgranteewiththepublic
27agencytoprovidethepublicagencywithalistofentitiesexemptfromfederalincome
28taxationunderSection501(c)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended,towhichit
29hasprovidedfinancialornonfinancialsupport.
30 (2)Allpersonalinformationinthepossessionofapublicagencyshallbeconsidered
31aclosedrecordunderchapter610andcourtoperatingrules.
32 4.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotprecludeanyindividualorentityfrombeing
33requiredtocomplywithanyofthefollowing:
34 (1)Submittinganyreportordisclosurerequiredbythischapterorchapter130;
35 (2)Respondingtoanylawfulrequestorsubpoenaforpersonalinformationfromthe
36Missouriethicscommissionasapartofaninvestigation,orpubliclydisclosingpersonal
37informationasaresultofanenforcementactionfromtheMissouriethicscommission
38pursuanttoitsauthorityinsections105.955to105.966;
39 (3)Thecollectionorpublishingofinformationcontainedinafinancialinterest
40statement,asprovidedbylaw;
41 [(3)](4)Respondingtoanylawfulwarrantforpersonalinformationissuedbyacourt
42ofcompetentjurisdiction;
43 [(4)](5)Respondingtoanylawfulrequestfordiscoveryofpersonalinformationin
44litigationif:
45 (a)Therequestordemonstratesacompellingneedforthepersonalinformationby
46clearandconvincingevidence;and
47 (b)Therequestorobtainsaprotectiveorderbarringdisclosureofpersonal
48informationtoanypersonnotnamedinthelitigation;
49 [(5)](6)Applicablecourtrulesoradmittinganypersonalinformationasrelevant
50evidencebeforeacourtofcompetentjurisdiction.However,asubmissionofpersonal
51informationtoacourtshallbemadeinamannerthatitisnotpubliclyrevealedandnocourt
52shallpubliclyrevealpersonalinformationabsentaspecificfindingofgoodcause;or
HCSHBs1064&667 2 53 [(6)](7)Anyreportordisclosurerequiredbystatelawtobefiledwiththesecretary
54ofstate,providedthatpersonalinformationobtainedbythesecretaryofstateisotherwise
55subjecttotherequirementsofparagraph(c)ofsubdivision(1)ofsubsection3ofthissection,
56unlessexpresslyrequiredtobemadepublicbystatelaw.
57 5.(1)Apersonorentityallegingaviolationofthissectionmaybringacivilaction
58forappropriateinjunctiverelief,damages,orboth.Damagesawardedunderthissectionmay
59includeoneofthefollowing,asappropriate:
60 (a)Asumofmoneysnotlessthantwothousandfivehundreddollarstocompensate
61forinjuryorlosscausedbyeachviolationofthissection;or
62 (b)Foranintentionalviolationofthissection,asumofmoneysnottoexceedthree
63timesthesumdescribedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
64 (2)Acourt,inrenderingajudgmentinanactionbroughtunderthissection,may
65awardalloraportionofthecostsoflitigation,includingreasonableattorney'sfeesand
66witnessfees,tothecomplainantintheactionifthecourtdeterminesthattheawardis
67appropriate.
68 (3)ApersonwhoknowinglyviolatesthissectionisguiltyofaclassBmisdemeanor.
69 6.Thissectionshallnotapplyto:
70 (1)Personalinformationthatapersonorentityexemptfromfederalincome
71taxationunderSection501(c)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended,
72submitsorhaspreviouslysubmittedtoapublicagencyforthepurposeofseekingor
73obtaining,includingactingonbehalfofanothertoseekorobtain,acontract,grant,
74permit,license,benefit,taxcredit,incentive,status,oranyothersimilaritem,including
75arenewalofthesame,providedthatapublicagencyshallnotrequireanentityexempt
76fromfederalincometaxationunderSection501(c)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof
771986,asamended,toprovideinformationthatdirectlyidentifiesdonorsoffinancial
78support,butsuchinformationmaybevoluntarilyprovidedtoapublicagencybythe
79501(c)entity.Ifafinancialdonorisseekingabenefit,taxcredit,incentive,oranyother
80similaritemfromapublicagencybaseduponadonation,confirmationofspecific
81donationsbyanentityexemptfromfederalincometaxationunderSection501(c)ofthe
82InternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended,shallbeconsideredpersonalinformation
83voluntarilyprovidedtothepublicagencybythe501(c)entity;
84 (2)Adisclosureofpersonalinformationamonglawenforcementagenciesor
85publicagencyinvestigatorspursuanttoanactiveinvestigation;
86 (3)Adisclosureofpersonalinformationvoluntarilymadeaspartofpublic
87comment,publictestimony,pleading,orinapublicmeeting,orvoluntarilyprovidedto
88apublicagency,forthepurposeofpublicoutreach,marketing,oreducationtoshow
89appreciationfororinpartnershipwithanentityortherepresentativesofanentity
HCSHBs1064&667 3 90exemptfromfederalincometaxationunderSection501(c)oftheInternalRevenueCode
91of1986,asamended,providedthatnopublicagencyshalldiscloseinformationthat
92directlyidentifiesanindividualasadonoroffinancialsupporttoa501(c)entitywithout
93theexpress,writtenpermissionoftheindividualtowhichthepersonalinformation
94relates;or
95 (4)Adisclosureofpersonalinformationtoalaborunionoremployeeassociation
96regardingemployeesinabargainingunitrepresentedbytheunionorassociation.
SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoprotecttheabilityofnonprofit
2entitiestointeractwithpublicagenciesandrestoretransparencytogovernmentalcontracts,
3grantprograms,andothersimilaritems,sectionAofthisactisdeemednecessaryforthe
4immediatepreservationofthepublichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclared
5tobeanemergencyactwithinthemeaningoftheconstitution,andsectionAofthisactshall
6beinfullforceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval.
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