Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 242
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  11/05/2013           .                                
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       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
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    6         ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================And the title is amended as follows:Delete everything before the enacting clauseand insert:A bill to be entitledAn act relating to the security of a protected consumer’s information; providing a short title; creating s. 501.0051, F.S.; providing definitions; authorizing the representative of a protected consumer to place a security freeze on a protected consumer’s consumer report or record; specifying the procedure to request a security freeze; requiring a consumer reporting agency to establish a record if the protected consumer does not have an existing consumer report; prohibiting the use of a consumer record for certain purposes; requiring a consumer reporting agency to place, and to provide written confirmation of, a security freeze within a specified period; prohibiting a consumer reporting agency from stating or implying that a security freeze reflects a negative credit history or rating; requiring a consumer reporting agency to provide a copy of a consumer report or record to a protected consumer or his or her representative upon request; authorizing a consumer reporting agency to charge a fee for a copy of a protected consumer’s consumer report or record; specifying the procedure to request a copy of a protected consumer’s consumer report or record; requiring a consumer reporting agency to remove a security freeze under specified conditions; specifying the procedure to remove a security freeze; providing applicability; authorizing a consumer reporting agency to charge a fee for placing or removing a security freeze and for reissuing a unique personal identifier; prohibiting a fee under certain circumstances; requiring written notification upon the change of specified information in a protected consumer’s consumer report or record; providing exceptions; requiring a consumer reporting agency to notify a representative and provide specified information if the consumer reporting agency violates a security freeze; providing penalties and civil remedies; providing written disclosure requirements for consumer reporting agencies relating to a protected consumer’s security freeze; providing an effective date.