House Bill hb1675

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1675

        By the Committee on State Administration and
    Representative Brummer





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to a public records exemption

  3         for bank account numbers and debit, charge, and

  4         credit card numbers; amending s. 119.07, F.S.;

  5         creating an exemption from public records

  6         requirements for bank account numbers and

  7         debit, charge, and credit card numbers held by

  8         an agency; providing retroactive application of

  9         the exemption; providing for future review and

10         repeal; providing a finding of public

11         necessity; repealing s. 119.07(3)(z), F.S.,

12         relating to bank account numbers and debit,

13         charge, and credit card numbers given to an

14         agency for the purpose of payment of a fee or

15         debt owed to the agency; providing an effective

16         date.

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

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20         Section 1.  Paragraph (ee) is added to subsection (3)

21  of section 119.07, Florida Statutes, to read:

22         119.07  Inspection, examination, and duplication of

23  records; exemptions.--

24         (3)

25         (ee)  Bank account numbers and debit, charge, and

26  credit card numbers held by an agency are exempt from

27  subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

28  This exemption applies to bank account numbers and debit,

29  charge, and credit card numbers held by an agency before, on,

30  or after the effective date of this exemption. This paragraph

31  is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1675

    688-200-02






  1  accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October

  2  2, 2007, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through

  3  reenactment by the Legislature.

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

  5  necessity that bank account numbers and debit, charge, and

  6  credit card numbers held by an agency be exempt from public

  7  disclosure because such numbers are of a sensitive, personal

  8  nature and disclosure of such numbers would create the

  9  opportunity for theft or fraud, thereby jeopardizing the

10  financial security of an individual.  Revealing such numbers

11  could interfere with an individual's willingness to pay a

12  financial debt owed to an agency or to otherwise provide such

13  numbers to an agency for the furtherance of that agency's

14  duties and responsibilities. When people are discouraged from

15  providing or refuse to provide such numbers to an agency, the

16  effective and efficient administration of that agency's

17  programs is significantly impaired.

18         Section 3.  Paragraph (z) of subsection (3) of section

19  119.07, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

20         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

21  law.

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24                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Creates an exemption from public records requirements for
26    bank account numbers and debit, charge, and credit card
      numbers held by an agency. Provides retroactive
27    application of the exemption. Provides for future review
      and repeal of the exemption. Provides a finding of public
28    necessity. Repeals provisions relating to bank account
      numbers and debit, charge, and credit card numbers given
29    to an agency for the purpose of payment of a fee or debt
      owed to the agency.
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