Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

HB 991 — Pub. Rec./Cellular Telephone Numbers Held by the Department of Financial Services

Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 989 (Ch. 2024-140)

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Pub. Rec./Cellular Telephone Numbers Held by the Department of Financial Services; Provides public records exemption for cellular telephone numbers obtained by DFS through certain insurance license applications; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 77 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of HB 991 removes the mention of secure login credentials from the exemption regarding cellular telephone numbers collected by the Department of Financial Services. This change clarifies that only cellular telephone numbers are protected from public disclosure, which helps safeguard personal contact information without extending similar protections to login credentials. This matters because it focuses on privacy while still allowing the department to fulfill its regulatory duties without the burden of disclosing sensitive login information.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB991 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB991 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
providing a public records exemption for cellular telephone numbers and secure login credentials obtained by the Department of Financial Services through certain insurance license applications;
providing a public records exemption for cellular telephone numbers obtained by the Department of Financial Services through certain insurance license applications;
providing a definition;
This exemption applies to cellular telephone numbers held by the department Page 1of 3 CODING:
This exemption applies to cellular telephone numbers held by the department before, on, or after the effective date of this act.
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hb0991-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB991 2024 before, on, or after the effective date of this act.
hb0991-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB991 2024 (b) This subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
(b) Secure login credentials held by the department for the purpose of allowing a person to electronically file or review records under this section are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
This exemption applies to secure login credentials held by the department before, on, or after the effective date of this act.
As used in this paragraph, the term "secure login credential" means information held by the department for purposes of authenticating a user's logging into a user account on a computer, a computer system, a computer network, or an electronic device;
an online user account accessible via the Internet, whether through a mobile device, a website, or any other electronic means;
or information used for authentication or password recovery.
(c) This subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that all cellular phone numbers and secure login credentials held by the Department of Financial Services relating to electronically filed applications for licenses as insurance agents, customer representatives, adjusters, service representatives, and reinsurance intermediaries be made exempt Page 2of 3 CODING:
The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that all cellular telephone numbers collected by the Department of Financial Services pursuant to s.
Words strickenare deletions;
626.171(2), Florida Statutes, be exempt from public records requirements.
words underlined are additions.
The Legislature finds that the unintentional publication of such information may subject the filer to identity theft, financial harm, or other adverse impacts.
hb0991-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB991 2024 from s.
Without the public records exemption, the effective and efficient administration of the electronic filing system, which is otherwise designed to increase the ease of filing records, would be hindered.
119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s.
For these reasons, the Legislature finds that it is a public necessity to exempt such information from public records requirements.
24(a), Article I of the State Constitution.
The unintentional publication of such information may subject the filer to identity theft, financial harm, or other adverse impacts.
Without this public records exemption, the effective and efficient administration of the electronic filing system, which is otherwise designed to increase the ease of filing records, would be hindered.
For these reasons, the Legislature finds that the public records exemption for all cellular phone numbers and secure login credentials held by the Department of Financial Services relating to electronically filed applications for licenses as insurance agents, customer representatives, adjusters, service representatives, and reinsurance intermediaries serves a public purpose.
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 989 (Ch. 2024-140)

  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

  4. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  5. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)

  6. Bill referred to House Calendar

  7. CS Filed

  8. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  9. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  10. Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

  11. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  12. Now in Commerce Committee

  13. Reported out of Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

  14. Favorable by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

  15. Added to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee agenda

  16. Now in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

  17. Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  18. Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  19. Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda

  20. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  21. Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  22. Referred to Commerce Committee

  23. Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

  24. Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  25. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (161)

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Votes

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee)

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4002
Republican 11001
Unaffiliated 1002
Total 16005
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Benjamin — Not Voting
Rommel — Yea
Rudman — Not Voting
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Not Voting
Tant, Allison Democrat Not Voting
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Not Voting

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Favorable (Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Beltran — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea

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Favorable (Insurance & Banking Subcommittee)

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8003
Unaffiliated 4001
Democrat 4000
Total 16004
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Benjamin — Not Voting
Keen — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Temple — Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Not Voting
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Not Voting
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 991 do?
Pub. Rec./Cellular Telephone Numbers Held by the Department of Financial Services; Provides public records exemption for cellular telephone numbers obtained by DFS through certain insurance license applications; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Who sponsors HB 991?
HB 991 is sponsored by Commerce Committee, LaMarca, Chip (Republican), and Chaney, Linda (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 991?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 991?
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