Two more vetoes from Crist
by Michael C. Bender | June 24th, 2009In addition to the more newsworthy veto of a State Farm-related bill, Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday vetoed two other bills that would have hidden information from the public.
The bills included SB 166, which would have protected the names of people donating anonymously for public buildings such as dorms or art centers.
The measure said that donors may fear identity theft.
“It’s unfortunate,” said the sponsor, Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate. “The reason for doing (the bill) was a sound reason: You’ve got these public-private cultural centers, and what’s happening is people can’t contribute anonymously. It hurts the arts.”
Ring said he was told Crist thought the bill was “too broad.” Ring said he would attempt a similar bill next year.
The second bill (HB 7093) would have exempted some business information that telecommunications companies submit to the state. The public records exemption was tied to a proposed law (HB 7091) that died in the Senate.
In other action, Crist signed HB 7051, which makes it easier for the news media to obtain Social Security numbers for identity verification, and HB 949, which allows Florida courts to ignore defamation suits filed in countries that lack freespeech protections.
Tags: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Charlie Crist, Jeremy Ring, public records, vetoes
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