OGSR/Florida Public Service Commission, the official text

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       2026 Legislature                                         SB 7006
       
       
       
       
       
       
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    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 350.01, F.S.; deleting
    4         the scheduled repeal of an exemption from public
    5         meeting requirements for portions of a hearing before
    6         the Florida Public Service Commission wherein certain
    7         proprietary confidential business information is
    8         discussed; providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 350.01, Florida
   13  Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         350.01 Florida Public Service Commission; terms of
   15  commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair; quorum;
   16  proceedings; public records and public meetings exemptions.—
   17         (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (8), those
   18  portions of a hearing conducted by the commission wherein
   19  proprietary confidential business information that is
   20  confidential or exempt from s. 119.07(1), pursuant to s.
   21  364.183, s. 366.093, s. 367.156, or s. 368.108, is discussed are
   22  exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State
   23  Constitution. No exempt portion of a hearing may be off the
   24  record, and all exempt portions shall be recorded and
   25  transcribed. Such recordings and transcripts are confidential
   26  and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
   27  Constitution, unless a court of competent jurisdiction, after an
   28  in camera review, determines that the hearing was not restricted
   29  to the discussion of proprietary confidential business
   30  information made confidential and exempt pursuant to s. 364.183,
   31  s. 366.093, s. 367.156, or s. 368.108. In the event of such a
   32  judicial determination, only that portion of the recording and
   33  transcript which reveals nonexempt information may be disclosed
   34  to a third party. [This subsection is subject to the Open]
   35  [Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and]
   36  [shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and]
   37  [saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.]
   38         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.