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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1205

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Haridopolos offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14  Remove everything after the enacting clause

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16  and insert:

17         Section 1.  Section 283.551, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         283.551  Unsolicited distribution of general reports by

20  mail prohibited; exceptions.--

21         (1)  Unless otherwise required by law, no agency shall

22  mail an unsolicited copy of a general report or newsletter by

23  United States Postal Service, or other method of delivery,

24  except e-mail, to any person, including an elected or

25  appointed officer or governmental employee, or to any state or

26  local governmental entity.

27         (2)  An agency shall send to any person, including an

28  elected or appointed officer or governmental employee, or to

29  any state or local governmental entity, a copy of a general

30  report or newsletter by United States Postal Service, by

31  e-mail, or other method of delivery:

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1205

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)





  1         (a)  Upon a specific request for a particular report or

  2  newsletter; or

  3         (b)  Upon a general request to receive all agency

  4  reports or newsletters, which request must be renewed as

  5  provided in s. 283.55.

  6         (3)  A request for a report or newsletter must state

  7  whether the recipient wishes to receive the document by

  8  regular mail, by e-mail, or other method of delivery.

  9         (4)  An agency may post any general report on its

10  Internet website.

11         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

12  law.

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16  And the title is amended as follows:

17         On page 1, lines 2 through 7,

18  remove:  all of said lines

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21         An act relating to publication information;

22         creating s. 283.551, F.S.; prohibiting

23         government agencies from mailing general

24         unsolicited reports to any person in the state;

25         providing exceptions; providing an effective

26         date.

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