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Senate Bill 0198

Florida Senate - 1998 SB 198 By Senator Klein 28-300-98 See HB 3053 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to public records; providing 3 exemptions from public records requirements for 4 information identifying the person 5 administering the lethal injection during 6 execution of the death sentence; providing for 7 future review and repeal; providing a finding 8 of public necessity; amending s. 945.10, F.S., 9 relating to confidential information of the 10 Department of Corrections, to conform; 11 providing a contingent effective date. 12 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 15 Section 1. Information which, if released, would 16 identify the person administering the lethal injection 17 pursuant to section 922.10, Florida Statutes, is confidential 18 and exempt from section 119.07(1) and Section 24(a), Article I 19 of the State Constitution. This section is subject to the Open 20 Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with 21 section 119.15, Florida Statutes, and shall stand repealed on 22 October 2, 2002, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 23 reenactment by the Legislature. 24 Section 2. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 25 945.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 26 945.10 Confidential information.-- 27 (1) Except as otherwise provided by law or in this 28 section, the following records and information of the 29 Department of Corrections are confidential and exempt from the 30 provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 31 Constitution: 1 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Florida Senate - 1998 SB 198 28-300-98 See HB 3053 1 (g) The identity of an executioner, or a person 2 administering a lethal injection pursuant to s. 922.10. 3 Section 3. The Legislature finds that the disclosure 4 of information identifying a person administering a lethal 5 injection for purposes of death sentence execution pursuant to 6 section 922.10, Florida Statutes, would jeopardize the 7 person's safety and welfare by exposing that person to 8 potential harassment, intimidation, and harm and would 9 constitute an unwarranted invasion into the person's privacy. 10 The release of this information would not benefit the public 11 or aid it in the effective operation of government or the 12 orderly imposition of capital punishment. Therefore, the 13 Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that this 14 information be kept confidential and exempt from disclosure 15 under public records law. 16 Section 4. This act shall take effect on the same date 17 that House Bill 3033 or similar legislation providing for 18 execution of the death sentence by lethal injection takes 19 effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative 20 session or an extension thereof. 21 22 ***************************************** 23 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY 24 Provides exemptions from public records requirements for 25 information identifying the person administering the lethal injection for purposes of death sentence 26 execution. Provides for future review and repeal. Provides a finding of public necessity. 27 28 29 30 31 2