Senate Bill 7014 (2020) — A review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act
SB 7014
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Florida Senate - 2020 SB By the Committee on Banking and Insurance 597-02044-20 20207014__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled
An act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; amending s. 560.312, F.S., relating to an exemption from public records requirements for certain payment instrument transaction information held by the Office of Financial Regulation; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing an effective date. 8
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 560.312, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 560.312 Database of payment instrument transactions; 14 confidentiality.— 15
(1) Payment instrument transaction information held by the office pursuant to s. 560.310 which identifies a licensee, 17 payor, payee, or conductor is confidential and exempt from s. 18 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 19 (2)(
a) A licensee may access information that it submits to the office for inclusion in the database. 21
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b) The office, to the extent permitted by state and federal law, may enter into information-sharing agreements with the department, law enforcement agencies, and other governmental agencies and, in accordance with such agreements, may provide the department, law enforcement agencies, and other governmental agencies with access to information contained in the database for use in detecting and deterring financial crimes and workers’ 28 compensation violations, pursuant to
chapter 440. Any department Florida Senate - 2020 SB 7014 597-02044-20 20207014__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. or agency that receives confidential information from the office under this paragraph must maintain the confidentiality of the information, unless, and only to the extent that, a court order compels production of the information to a specific party or parties. 34
(3) The office may release payment instrument transaction information in the aggregate, so long as the information released does not reveal information that identifies a licensee, 37 payor, payee, or conductor. 38
(4) This
section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2020, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 42