HB 1383 — Pub.Rec./Voter Registration Record Maintenance

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 HBCS/HB 1383 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;

providing an exemption from public records requirements for records containing certain information received from federal agencies, another statestate, or the District of Columbia after entering into a memorandum of understanding relating to voter registration records;

ineligibility determinations.— (2) DUPLICATE REGISTRATION.— (c) Information received by the department pursuant to from another state or the District of Columbia upon the department entering into a memorandum of understanding with another state or becoming a member of a nongovernmental entity as provided in subparagraph (b)1., which is confidential or exempt pursuant to federal law or the laws of the applicable that state or the District of Columbia, is exempt from s.

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This paragraph shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

The amendmentLegislature finds that it is a public necessity that information received by the Department of State from a federal agency, another state, or the District of Columbia pursuant to a memorandum of understanding, which is confidential or exempt pursuant to federal law or the laws of the applicable state or the District of Columbia, be made confidential and exempt from s.

98.075(2)(c), Florida Statutes, made by this act shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

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The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that information received by the Department of State from another state or the District of Columbia pursuant to a memorandum of understanding, which is confidential or exempt pursuant to the laws of that state or the District of Columbia, be made confidential and exempt from s.

Without the public records exemption, the department will be unable to receive certain information directly from federal agencies, other statesstates, or the District of Columbia which might otherwise be confidential or exempt pursuant to the laws of those jurisdictions, which would impair the ability of the department and supervisors of elections to maintain accurate Pagevoter 2rolls. of 3 CODING:

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hb1383-00hb1383-01-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 HBCS/HB 1383 2025 administration of the statewide voter rolls.registration system would be hindered.

As a result, the effective and efficient administration of the statewide voter registration system would be hindered.

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