House Bill 1939e1

                                      HB 1939, First Engrossed/ntc



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public records; amending s.

  3         119.07, F.S.; providing an exemption from

  4         public records requirements for bank account

  5         numbers and debit, charge, and credit card

  6         numbers in the possession of an agency of state

  7         or local government; providing for future

  8         review and repeal; providing a finding of

  9         public necessity; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (z) of subsection (3) of section

14  119.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         119.07  Inspection, examination, and duplication of

16  records; exemptions.--

17         (3)

18         (z)  Bank account numbers or debit, charge, or credit

19  card numbers in the possession of given to an agency for any

20  the purpose, including of payment of any fee or debt owing,

21  are confidential and exempt from subsection (1) and s. 24(a),

22  Art. I of the State Constitution.  However, such numbers may

23  be given to any governmental entity in order for that

24  governmental entity to carry out its duties and

25  responsibilities or used by an agency, as needed, in any

26  administrative or judicial proceeding, provided such numbers

27  are kept confidential and exempt, unless otherwise ordered by

28  the court.  This paragraph is subject to the Open Government

29  Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and

30  shall stand repealed on October 2, 2003 2001, unless reviewed

31  and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.


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                                      HB 1939, First Engrossed/ntc



  1         Section 2.  The Legislature finds that it is a public

  2  necessity that bank account numbers or debit, charge, or

  3  credit card numbers in the possession of an agency be held

  4  confidential and exempt from public disclosure because

  5  revealing such information could create the opportunity for

  6  fraud and impede technological innovation.  This exemption

  7  will create a secure environment in which agencies, and their

  8  employees, and persons doing business with government, can

  9  meet their respective financial obligations.

10         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

11  law.

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