Bill > S1886

This bill expands a public records exemption to include information about bodily injury liability insurance policies, in addition to existing exemptions for personal injury protection and property damage liability insurance. This means that personal identifying information of insured individuals and their insurance policy numbers, when held by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, will be considered confidential and not subject to public disclosure under Florida's open government laws. The bill also states that this exemption is subject to a review process under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, meaning it will automatically expire on a specific date unless the Legislature actively chooses to renew it. The stated public necessity for this exemption is to protect insurers from having their customer lists, which contain proprietary information, used by competitors to solicit business, and to prevent potential fraud or unwanted solicitations targeting insured individuals.