ENROLLED
2021 Legislature SB 7028, 1st Engrossed






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2 An act relating to a review under the Open Government
3 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.071, F.S., relating
4 to an exemption from public records requirements for
5 certain data processing software obtained by an agency
6 under a licensing agreement that prohibits its
7 disclosure and which software is a trade secret and
8 agency-produced data processing software that is
9 sensitive; removing the public record exemption for
10 certain trade secret information; removing the
11 scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing an
12 effective date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
17 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
18 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
19 public records.—
20 (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.—
21 (f) Data processing software obtained by an agency under a
22 licensing agreement that prohibits its disclosure and which
23 software is a trade secret, as defined in s. 812.081, and
24 Agency-produced data processing software that is sensitive is
25 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
26 Constitution. The designation of agency-produced software as
27 sensitive does not prohibit an agency head from sharing or
28 exchanging such software with another public agency. This
29 paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in
30 accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2,
31 2021, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment
32 by the Legislature.
33 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2021.

Statutes affected:
S 7028 pb: 119.071
S 7028 Filed: 119.071
S 7028 e1: 119.071
S 7028 er: 119.071