Florida Senate - 2019                             CS for SB 1652
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism; and Senator Gruters
       
       
       
       
       
       577-03163-19                                          20191652c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Consumer Fraud, Identity Theft,
    3         and Skimmer Working Group; creating s. 570.233, F.S.;
    4         creating the Consumer Fraud, Identity Theft, and
    5         Skimmer Working Group adjunct to the Department of
    6         Agriculture and Consumer Services according to
    7         specified provisions; specifying the purpose and
    8         membership of the working group; providing meeting
    9         requirements; requiring the working group to submit a
   10         specified plan to the Governor and the Legislature by
   11         a specified date; providing an effective date.
   12          
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   15         Section 1. Section 570.233, Florida Statutes, is created to
   16  read:
   17         570.233 Consumer Fraud, Identity Theft, and Skimmer Working
   18  Group.—
   19         (1) The Consumer Fraud, Identity Theft, and Skimmer Working
   20  Group is created adjunct to the department as an advisory
   21  committee as provided in s. 570.232. The advisory committee
   22  shall comply with the requirements of s. 570.232, except as
   23  otherwise provided in this section.
   24         (2) The working group’s express purpose is to develop a
   25  plan to combat identity theft, credit card fraud, and consumer
   26  financial fraud at retail petroleum facilities in this state.
   27         (3) The working group is composed of the following members:
   28         (a) One representative of the Department of Agriculture and
   29  Consumer Services, who shall be the chair of the working group,
   30  appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
   31         (b) One representative of the Department of Legal Affairs
   32  appointed by the Attorney General.
   33         (c) One assistant state attorney appointed by the Attorney
   34  General.
   35         (d) Two representatives of the Department of Financial
   36  Services appointed by the Chief Financial Officer.
   37         (e) Two representatives appointed by the Governor.
   38         (f) One representative from the Department of Law
   39  Enforcement appointed by the executive director of the
   40  Department of Law Enforcement.
   41         (g) One representative appointed by the President of the
   42  Senate.
   43         (h) One representative appointed by the Speaker of the
   44  House of Representatives.
   45         (i) One of each of the following, appointed by the
   46  Commissioner of Agriculture:
   47         1. An active law enforcement officer;
   48         2. A person who has been a victim of identity theft;
   49         3. A representative of the credit reporting agencies; and
   50         4. A representative of a major credit card company.
   51         (4) The working group shall meet and conduct meetings as
   52  necessary, but at least four times per year, to complete a plan
   53  to combat identity theft, credit card fraud, and consumer
   54  financial fraud at retail petroleum facilities in this state.
   55  The working group shall submit the plan to the Governor, the
   56  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
   57  Representatives by December 31, 2021.
   58         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.