Bill > S7012

This bill makes changes related to public records exemptions for information gathered by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) during investigations. Specifically, it removes the scheduled repeal dates for several existing exemptions, meaning these exemptions will no longer automatically expire on a specific date unless the Legislature acts to save them. These exemptions protect information received by the DHSMV from public disclosure when it's part of an investigation or examination concerning private rebuilt inspection providers, or when investigating potential violations of laws, rules, or orders related to vehicle certificates, dealer licenses, and driver licenses. The Open Government Sunset Review Act (s. 119.15, F.S.) is a law that requires certain exemptions to be reviewed periodically and potentially repealed if not reenacted, and this bill effectively removes these specific exemptions from that sunset review process.