Florida Senate - 2026                   (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7014
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism
       
       
       
       
       
       577-01006-26                                          20267014pb
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 501.2041, F.S., which
    4         provides an exemption from public records requirements
    5         for information received by the Department of Legal
    6         Affairs pursuant to an investigation by the department
    7         or a law enforcement agency of violations by certain
    8         social media platforms; extending the date for future
    9         legislative review and repeal of the exemption;
   10         providing an effective date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (10) of section
   15  501.2041, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (a) of
   16  that subsection is republished, to read:
   17         501.2041 Unlawful acts and practices by social media
   18  platforms.—
   19         (10)(a) All information received by the department pursuant
   20  to an investigation by the department or a law enforcement
   21  agency of a violation of this section is confidential and exempt
   22  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution
   23  until such time as the investigation is completed or ceases to
   24  be active. This exemption shall be construed in conformity with
   25  s. 119.071(2)(c).
   26         (e) This subsection is subject to the Open Government
   27  Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
   28  repealed on October 2, 2031 2026, unless reviewed and saved from
   29  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
   30         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.