Florida HB 7001: OGSR/Nurse Licensure Compact

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HB 7001 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to a review under the Open Government 2
Sunset Review Act; amending s. 16.716, F.S., which 3
provides an exemption from public record and public 4
meeting requirements for exempt or confidential and 5
exempt information obtained by the Florida Gaming 6
Control Commission; removing the scheduled repeal of 7
the exemption; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 16.716, Florida Statutes, is amended to 12
read: 13
16.716 Florida Gaming Control Commission public records 14
and public meetings exemptions.— 15
(1)(a) Any information obtained by the Florida Gaming 16
Control Commission which is exempt or confidential and exempt 17
from s. 119.07(1) or s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution 18
shall retain its exempt or confidential and exempt status. The 19
information may be released by the commission, upon written 20
request, to an agency, as defined in s. 119.011, or a 21
governmental entity in the performance of the commission's 22
official duties and responsibilities. An agency or a 23
governmental entity receiving such information from the 24
commission shall maintain the exempt or confidential and exempt 25

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status of the information. 26
(2)(b)1. Any portion of a meeting of the commission during 27
which information that is exempt or confidential and exempt is 28
discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the 29
State Constitution. 30
(a)a. The chair of the commission shall advise the 31
commission at a public meeting that, in connection with the 32
performance of a commission duty, it is necessary that the 33
commission hear or discuss information that is exempt or 34
confidential and exempt. 35
(b)b. The chair's declaration of necessity for closure and 36
the specific reasons for such necessity shall be stated in 37
writing in a record that shall be a public record and shall be 38
filed with the official records of the commission. 39
(c)c. The entire closed session shall be recorded. The 40
recording shall include the times of commencement and 41
termination of the closed session, all discussion and 42
proceedings, and the names of all persons present. No portion of 43
the session may be off the record. Such recording shall be 44
maintained by the commission. 45
(d)2. Only members of the commission, Department of Legal 46
Affairs staff, or commission staff supporting the commission's 47
function and other persons whose presence is necessary for the 48
presentation of exempt or confidential and exempt information 49
shall be allowed to attend the exempted portions of the 50

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commission meetings. The commission shall ensure that any 51
closure of its meetings as authorized by this subsection 52
paragraph is limited so that the general policy of this state in 53
favor of public meetings is maintained. 54
(e)3. A recording of, and any minutes and records 55
generated during, that portion of a commission meeting which is 56
closed to the public pursuant to this subsection paragraph are 57
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I 58
of the State Constitution until such time as the information is 59
no longer exempt or confidential and exempt. 60
(2) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 61
Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and is repealed on 62
October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 63
reenactment by the Legislature. 64
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 65