Florida Senate - 2008 (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7042

FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Banking and Insurance

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to a review under the Open Government

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Sunset Review Act; reenacting s. 626.97411, F.S., relating

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to reports by insurers to the Office of Insurance

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Regulation which contain credit scoring methodologies and

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related data that are trade secrets; repealing s. 2 of

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chapter 2003-408, Laws of Florida; deleting provisions

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providing for repeal of the exemption; providing an

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effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Section 626.97411, Florida Statutes, is

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reenacted to read:

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     626.97411  Public records exemption for the Office of

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Insurance Regulation.--Credit scoring methodologies and related

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data and information that are trade secrets as defined in s.

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688.002 and that are filed with the Office of Insurance

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Regulation pursuant to a rate filing or other filing required by

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law are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s.

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119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

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     Section 2. Section 2 of chapter 2003-408, Laws of Florida,

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is repealed.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2008.

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