Florida HB 777: Local Tax Referenda Requirements

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HB 777 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
494.00125, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 3
records requirements for information received by the 4
Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to certain 5
cybersecurity event provisions relating to information 6
systems and customer information of loan originators, 7
mortgage brokers, and mortgage lenders and for 8
information received by the office as a result of 9
investigations and examinations of such cybersecurity 10
events; providing for future legislative review and 11
repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of 12
public necessity; amending s. 560.129, F.S.; providing 13
an exemption from public records requirements for 14
information received by the office pursuant to certain 15
cybersecurity events provisions relating to 16
information systems and customer information of money 17
services businesses and for information received by 18
the office as a result of investigations and 19
examinations of such cybersecurity events; providing 20
for future legislative review and repeal of the 21
exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; 22
amending s. 655.0171, F.S.; providing an exemption 23
from public records requirements for customer personal 24
information received by the office relating to 25

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breaches of security of financial institutions or 26
received by the office as a result of investigations 27
of such breaches under certain circumstances; 28
providing exceptions; providing definitions; providing 29
for future legislative review and repeal of the 30
exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; 31
amending s. 655.057, F.S.; providing an exemption from 32
public records requirements for certain information 33
received by the office pursuant to applications for 34
authority to organize new financial institutions and 35
for certain information relating to specified persons; 36
providing exceptions; defining the term "personal 37
identifying information"; providing for future 38
legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 39
providing a statement of public necessity; providing a 40
contingent effective date. 41
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 43
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Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 494.00125, 45
Florida Statutes, to read: 46
494.00125 Public records exemptions.— 47
(4) INFORMATION SECURITY; CYBERSECURITY.—All information 48
received by the office pursuant to s. 494.00123, or received by 49
the office as result of an investigation by the office or a law 50

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enforcement agency of a cybersecurity event pursuant to s. 51
494.00123, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 52
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, until such time as the 53
investigation is completed or ceases to be active. The public 54
records exemption of the information received by the office 55
under this subsection shall be construed in conformity with s. 56
119.071(2)(c). This subsection is subject to the Open Government 57
Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 58
repealed on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from 59
repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 60
Section 2. (1) The Legislature finds that it is a public 61
necessity that information on cybersecurity events submitted to 62
or obtained by the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to s. 63
494.00123, Florida Statutes, or as a result of an investigation 64
by the office which involve information security programs of 65
loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage lenders and 66
nonpublic personal data of customers of such loan originators, 67
mortgage brokers, and mortgage lenders be made confidential and 68
exempt from public disclosure. 69
(2)(a) Premature or unrestricted release of information on 70
cybersecurity events, as defined in s. 494.00123(1), Florida 71
Statutes, could compromise ongoing investigations, expose system 72
vulnerabilities, and hinder the office's ability to protect 73
consumers and regulate financial institutions effectively. 74
Disclosure of such information could also place affected 75

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individuals at heightened risk of identity theft and financial 76
fraud while revealing trade secrets, proprietary data, and 77
technical safeguards that could be exploited by malicious 78
actors. 79
(b) Protectin