Florida Senate - 2019 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 600
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Innovation, Industry, and Technology (Gibson)
recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 119.0713, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 119.0713 Local government agency exemptions from inspection
8 or copying of public records.—
9 (5)(a) The following information held by a utility owned or
10 operated by a unit of local government is exempt from s.
11 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution:
12 1. Information related to the security of the technology,
13 processes, or practices of a utility owned or operated by a unit
14 of local government that are designed to protect the utility’s
15 networks, computers, programs, and data from attack, damage, or
16 unauthorized access, which information, if disclosed, would
17 facilitate the alteration, disclosure, or destruction of such
18 data or information technology resources.
19 2. Information related to the security of existing or
20 proposed information technology systems or industrial control
21 technology systems of a utility owned or operated by a unit of
22 local government, which, if disclosed, would facilitate
23 unauthorized access to, and alteration or destruction of, such
24 systems in a manner that would adversely impact the safe and
25 reliable operation of the systems and the utility.
26 3. Customer meter-derived data and billing information in
27 increments less than one billing cycle.
28 (b) This exemption applies to such information held by a
29 utility owned or operated by a unit of local government before,
30 on, or after the effective date of this exemption.
31 (c) This subsection is subject to the Open Government
32 Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
33 repealed on October 2, 2024 2021, unless reviewed and saved from
34 repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
35 Section 2. (1) The Legislature finds that it is a public
36 necessity that customer meter-derived data and billing
37 information in increments less than one billing cycle held by a
38 utility that is owned or operated by a unit of local government
39 be exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a),
40 Article I of the State Constitution.
41 (2) The Legislature finds that safeguarding customer meter
42 derived data and billing information in increments of less than
43 one billing cycle is of the utmost importance. Smart meters,
44 which can record and transmit detailed data on a customer’s use
45 of utility services, present unique security concerns. These
46 concerns were addressed in a report released in October 2010 by
47 the United States Department of Energy titled “Data Access and
48 Privacy Issues Related to Smart Grid Technologies.” The report
49 recommended that customer data be protected from release to
50 third parties. This detailed customer data can be used to
51 specifically identify minute-by-minute usage patterns, including
52 the exact appliance or service being used. This information
53 creates significant security issues for both businesses and
54 homeowners.
55 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
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57 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
58 And the title is amended as follows:
59 Delete everything before the enacting clause
60 and insert:
61 A bill to be entitled
62 An act relating to public records; amending s.
63 119.0713, F.S.; exempting from public records
64 requirements customer meter-derived data and billing
65 information in increments of less than one billing
66 cycle which is held by certain utilities; providing a
67 statement of public necessity; providing an effective
68 date.