HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                   Bill No. HB 445
    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Committee on State Administration offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14  Remove from the bill:  Everything after the enacting clause
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16  and insert in lieu thereof:  
17         Section 1.  Paragraph (ee) is added to subsection (3)
18  of section 119.07, Florida Statutes, to read:
19         119.07  Inspection, examination, and duplication of
20  records; exemptions.--
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22         (ee)  Personal identifying information held by a water,
23  wastewater, natural gas, electric, cable television, or
24  telecommunications utility, owned or operated by an agency,
25  which information identifies a customer of such utility is
26  exempt from subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
27  Constitution.  Personal identifying information includes a
28  customer's name; social security number; taxpayer
29  identification number; address; telephone number; bank account
30  number; debit, charge, and credit card numbers; and driver
31  identification number.  This exemption applies to a customer's
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    File original & 9 copies    01/08/02                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 445 Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only) 1 personal identifying information held by such utility before, 2 on, or after the effective date of this exemption. This 3 paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act 4 of 1995, in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand 5 repealed on October 2, 2007, unless reviewed and saved from 6 repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 7 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 8 necessity that a customer's social security number; taxpayer 9 identification number; bank account number; and debit, charge, 10 and credit card numbers made exempt by this act be held exempt 11 from public disclosure because such numbers are sensitive, 12 personal information which if released creates the opportunity 13 for identity theft and fraud. Additionally, the social 14 security number is the only nationwide, unique numeric form of 15 identification. Release of a customer's social security 16 number is of concern due to the amount of information such 17 number can provide on an individual. A social security number 18 is often the link to an individual's personal records, whether 19 such records are financial, educational, medical, or familial 20 in nature. Furthermore, the Legislature finds that it is a 21 public necessity that personal identifying information 22 regarding a customer of such utility be held exempt because 23 release of such identifying information creates a competitive 24 disadvantage for an agency owned or operated utility. A 25 private utility is not required by law to disclose any of its 26 customer records to the public. 27 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 28 law. 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 01/08/02 hsa0005 05:23 pm 00445-sa -635247
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 445 Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, lines 3 through 5, 4 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 5 6 and insert in lieu thereof: 7 amending s. 119.07, F.S.; providing an 8 exemption from public records requirements for 9 an agency owned or operated utility customer's 10 personal identifying information held by such 11 utility; providing for retroactive application 12 of the exemption; 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 File original & 9 copies 01/08/02 hsa0005 05:23 pm 00445-sa -635247