HB 1637 (2003) -  Public Records

by Fiorentino
Expands the exemption from public records requirements for social security numbers and financial account numbers contained in reports of unclaimed property held by the Department of Financial Services to include the dollar amounts of unclaimed property accounts and the number of reported shares of stock contained in such reports; provides for retroactive applicability of the exemption; provides for future review and repeal; authorizes the withholding of confidential information offered in evidence in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings; creates an exemption from public records requirements for social security numbers, dollar amounts of unclaimed property accounts, the number of reported shares of stock, and financial account numbers contained in legal and claim files held by the Department of Financial Services; provides exceptions to the exemption; provides for retroactive applicability of the exemption; provides for future review and repeal of the exemption; authorizes the withholding of confidential information offered in evidence in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings; creates an exemption from public records requirements for personal photographic identification held by the Department of Financial Services pursuant to ch. 717, F.S.; provides construction; authorizes the withholding of personal photographic identification offered in evidence in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings; creates an exemption from public records requirements for social security numbers, dollar amounts of unclaimed property accounts, the number of shares of stock, and financial account numbers contained in an investigation or examination held by the Department of Financial Services; provides exceptions to the exemption; provides for retroactive applicability of the exemption; provides for future review and repeal of the exemption; authorizes the withholding of confidential information offered in evidence in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings; provides a third-degree felony penalty for violation of enumerated sections of ch. 717, F.S.; provides a public records exemption for a database to which the Department of Financial Services subscribes if such database is required by the database vendor to be kept confidential; provides a public records exemption for trade secrets of holders of unclaimed property and persons providing services for auditing or examining holders of unclaimed property; provides procedure if an action is brought to compel the release of a trade secret; provides for the release of information to specified entities; authorizes the withholding of confidential information offered in evidence in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings; provides a statement of public necessity;
Effective Date: This act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Committee on State Administration on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM

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Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: State Administration 4/11/2003 10:16:58 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Committee on State Administration Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill added to State Administration agenda Time: 04/10/2003 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill added to State Administration agenda Time: 04/10/2003 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill added to State Administration agenda Time: 04/10/2003 - 1:49 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Commerce Time: 03/17/2003 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill referred to State Administration Time: 03/17/2003 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Read 1st time Time: 03/11/2003 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 03/10/2003 - 11:31 AM Member: Fiorentino Committee: Version:

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