Florida SB 7012: OGSR/Secure Login Credentials Held by the Commission on Ethics

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7012 
OGSR/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 
2026-03-18T06:35:15Z 
Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for information received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as a result of an investigation or examination of a department-authorized private rebuilt inspection provider; amending provisions which provide exemptions from public records requirements for information received by the department as a result of an investigation or examination of a person suspected of having violated certain laws, rules, or orders; removing the scheduled repeal of such exemptions, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to a review under the Open Government 
 3 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 319.1414, F.S., which 
 4 provides an exemption from public records requirements 
 5 for information received by the Department of Highway 
 6 Safety and Motor Vehicles as a result of an 
 7 investigation or examination of a department 
 8 authorized private rebuilt inspection provider; 
 9 removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption; 
 10 amending ss. 319.25, 320.861, and 322.71, F.S., which 
 11 provide exemptions from public records requirements 
 12 for information received by the department as a result 
 13 of an investigation or examination of a person 
 14 suspected of having violated certain laws, rules, or 
 15 orders; removing the scheduled repeal of such 
 16 exemptions; providing an effective date. 
 17 
 18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 20 Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 319.1414, Florida 
 21 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 22 319.1414 Department-authorized private rebuilt inspection 
 23 providers; investigations; examinations; proceedings; subpoenas 
 24 and other process; witnesses; oaths; rules.— 
 25 (5) Information received by the department as a result of 
 26 an investigation or examination conducted pursuant to this 
 27 section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 
 28 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the investigation 
 29 or examination ceases to be active or administrative action 
 30 taken by the department has concluded or been made part of a 
 31 hearing or court proceeding. The department may release 
 32 information that is made confidential and exempt under this 
 33 subsection in furtherance of its official duties and 
 34 responsibilities or, if released to another governmental agency, 
 35 in the furtherance of that agency’s official duties and 
 36 responsibilities. This subsection is subject to the Open 
 37 Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 
 38 shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and 
 39 saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 
 40 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 319.25, Florida 
 41 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 42 319.25 Cancellation of certificates; investigations; 
 43 examinations; proceedings; subpoenas and other process; 
 44 witnesses; oaths; rules.— 
 45 (7) Information received by the department as a result of 
 46 an investigation or examination conducted pursuant to this 
 47 section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 
 48 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the investigation 
 49 or examination ceases to be active or administrative action 
 50 taken by the department has concluded or been made part of a 
 51 hearing or court proceeding. The department may release 
 52 information that is made confidential and exempt under this 
 53 subsection in furtherance of its official duties and 
 54 responsibilities or, if released to another governmental agency, 
 55 in the furtherance of that agency’s official duties and 
 56 responsibilities. This subsection is subject to the Open 
 57 Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 
 58 shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and 
 59 saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 
 60 Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 320.861, Florida 
 61 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 62 320.861 Investigations; subpoenas and other process; oaths; 
 63 rules.— 
 64 (5) Information received by the department as a result of 
 65 an investigation or examination conducted pursuant to this 
 66 section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 
 67 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the investigation 
 68 or examination ceases to be active or administrative action 
 69 taken by the department has concluded or been made part of a 
 70 hearing or court proceeding. The department may release 
 71 information that is made confidential and exempt under this 
 72 subsection in furtherance of its official duties and 
 73 responsibilities or, if released to another governmental agency, 
 74 in the furtherance of that agency’s official duties and 
 75