HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 1 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S A bill to be entitled 1 An act relating to public records; amending s. 2 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 3 records requirements for the personal identifying and 4 location information of current county administrators, 5 deputy county administrators, assistant county 6 administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, 7 and assistant city managers, including the names and 8 personal identifying and location information of the 9 spouses and children of current county administrators, 10 deputy county administrators, assistant county 11 administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, 12 and assistant city managers; providing for future 13 legislative review and repeal; providing for 14 retroactive application; providing a statement of 15 public necessity; providing an effective date. 16 17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18 19 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 20 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 21 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 22 public records.— 23 (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION. — 24 (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term: 25 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 2 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S a. "Home addresses" means the dwelling location at which 26 an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing 27 address, street address, parcel identification number, plot 28 identification number, legal property description, neighborhood 29 name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive 30 property information that may reveal the home address. 31 b. "Judicial assistant" means a court employee assigned to 32 the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320. 33 c. "Telephone numbers" includes home telephone numbers, 34 personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone 35 numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal 36 communications devices. 37 2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of 38 birth, and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement 39 personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employ ed by 40 a law enforcement agency, including correctional and 41 correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of 42 Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of 43 abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal 44 activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties 45 are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and 46 personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments 47 whose responsibilities include revenue collection and 48 enforcement or child s upport enforcement; the names, home 49 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 50 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 3 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S places of employment of the spouses and children of such 51 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 52 facilities attended by the children o f such personnel are exempt 53 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 54 Constitution. 55 b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 56 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 57 personnel of the Department of Financial S ervices whose duties 58 include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers' compensation 59 coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal 60 activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the 61 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates o f birth, and 62 places of employment of the spouses and children of such 63 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 64 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 65 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 66 Constitution. 67 c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 68 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 69 personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation's Bureau of 70 Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation 71 of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state 72 regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses, 73 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 74 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 75 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 4 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 76 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 77 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 78 d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 79 and photographs of current or former firefi ghters certified in 80 compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone 81 numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment 82 of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names 83 and locations of schools and day care facili ties attended by the 84 children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 85 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 86 e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 87 numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court, 88 district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and 89 county court judges, and of current judicial assistants; the 90 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 91 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 92 former justices and judg es and of current judicial assistants; 93 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities 94 attended by the children of current or former justices and 95 judges and of current judicial assistants are exempt from s. 96 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This 97 sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review 98 Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on 99 October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 100 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 5 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S reenactment by the Legislature. 101 f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 102 and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant 103 state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide 104 prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 105 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 106 spouses and children of current or former state attorneys, 107 assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant 108 statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools 109 and day care facilities at tended by the children of current or 110 former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide 111 prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from 112 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 113 g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 114 numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 115 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 116 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement 117 hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telep hone numbers, 118 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and 119 children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 120 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 121 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforceme nt 122 hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day 123 care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates, 124 special magistrates, judges of compensation claims, 125 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 6 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative 126 Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are 127 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 128 Constitution. 129 h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 130 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor 131 relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors, 132 managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency 133 or water management district whose duties include hiring and 134 firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or 135 other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses, 136 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 137 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 138 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 139 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 140 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 141 i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 142 and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers; 143 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 144 and places of employment of the spouses and children of such 145 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 146 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 147 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 148 Constitution. 149 j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 150 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 7 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 151 guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.820; the names, home 152 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 153 employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the 154 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 155 by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 156 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 157 k. The home addresses, tele phone numbers, dates of birth, 158 and photographs of current or former juvenile probation 159 officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention 160 superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile 161 justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention 162 officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers, 163 juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II, 164 juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor 165 supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior 166 human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation 167 therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of 168 Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 169 dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children 170 of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and 171 day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel 172 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 173 Constitution. 174 l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 175 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 8 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant 176 public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, 177 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the 178 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 179 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 180 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal 181 conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal 182 conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations 183 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 184 current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders, 185 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant 186 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s. 187 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 188 m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 189 and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors 190 of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the 191 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 192 places of employment of the spouses and children of such current 193 or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and 194 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 195 children of such current or former investig ators and inspectors 196 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 197 Constitution. 198 n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of 199 birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses, 200 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 9 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S telephone numbers, dates of birth, and pla ces of employment of 201 the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names 202 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 203 children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 204 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution . 205 o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 206 and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department 207 of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination 208 or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability 209 benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed 210 against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health 211 care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the 212 Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone 213 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses 214 and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of 215 schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such 216 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 217 the State Constitution. 218 p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 219 and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner 220 consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former 221 employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties 222 result in a determination of a person's skill and safety to 223 practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses, 224 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 225 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 10 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees; 226 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities 227 attended by the children of such consultants or employees are 228 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 229 Constitution. 230 q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 231 and photographs of current or former emergency medical 232 technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the 233 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 234 places of employment of the spouses and children of such 235 emergency medical technicians o r paramedics; and the names and 236 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 237 children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are 238 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 239 Constitution. 240 r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 241 and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an 242 agency's office of inspector general or internal audit 243 department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste, 244 fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or o ther activities that 245 could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline; 246 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 247 and places of employment of spouses and children of such 248 personnel; and the names and locations of schools a nd day care 249 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 250 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 11 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 251 Constitution. 252 s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 253 and photographs of current or former directors, manag ers, 254 supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction 255 treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers, 256 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 257 spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 258 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 259 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 260 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this 261 sub-subparagraph, the term "addiction treatment facility" means 262 a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed 263 pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention, 264 intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed 265 service component described in s. 397.311(26). 266 t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dat es of birth, 267 and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 268 supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center 269 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfills the 270 screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a 271 Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties 272 include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual 273 abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation 274 or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case 275 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 12 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 276 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 277 spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the 278 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 279 by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s. 280 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 281 u. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 282 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 283 staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s. 284 90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the 285 Department of Children and Families under chapter 39; the names, 286 home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates 287 of birth, and photographs of the spouses and chil dren of such 288 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 289 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 290 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 291 Constitution. 292 v. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 293 and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators 294 of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the 295 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 296 places of employment of the spouses and children of curren t or 297 former inspectors or investigators; and the names and locations 298 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 299 current or former inspectors or investigators are exempt from s. 300 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 13 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. T his 301 sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review 302 Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on 303 October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 304 reenactment by the Legislature. 305 w. The home addresses, teleph one numbers, and dates of 306 birth of current county administrators, deputy county 307 administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, 308 deputy city managers, and assistant city managers; the names, 309 home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, 310 and places of employment of the spouses and children of current 311 county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 312 county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 313 assistant city managers; and the names and location s of schools 314 and day care facilities attended by the children of current 315 county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 316 county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 317 assistant city managers are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 318 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub -subparagraph 319 is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in 320 accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 321 2029, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment 322 by the Legislature. 323 3. An agency that is the custodian of the information 324 specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the 325 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 14 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in 326 subparagraph 2. must maintain the exempt status of that 327 information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other 328 person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a 329 written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption 330 to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the 331 statutory basis for the individual's exemption request and 332 confirm the individual's status as a party eligible for exempt 333 status. 334 4.a. A county property appraiser, as defined in s. 335 192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s. 336 192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for 337 maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must 338 comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status 339 and the instrument number or Official Records book and page 340 number identifying the pr operty with the exempt status from all 341 publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser 342 or tax collector. For written requests received on or before 343 July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax 344 collector must comply with this sub -subparagraph by October 1, 345 2021. A county property appraiser or county tax collector may 346 not remove the street address, legal description, or other 347 information identifying real property within the agency's 348 records so long as a name or personal information otherwise 349 exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this section is 350 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 15 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S not associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the 351 public records of the agency. 352 b. Any information restricted from public display, 353 inspection, or copying under sub -subparagraph a. must be 354 provided to the individual whose information was removed. 355 5. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other 356 person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request 357 for the release of his or her exempt information to th e 358 custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must 359 specify the information to be released and the party authorized 360 to receive the information. Upon receipt of the written request, 361 the custodial agency must release the specified information to 362 the party authorized to receive such information. 363 6. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information 364 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the 365 exemption. 366 7. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be 367 disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized 368 pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s. 369 624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as 370 defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney 371 duly admitted to pract ice law in this state and in good standing 372 with The Florida Bar. 373 8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the 374 Official Records is maintained only during the period when a 375 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 16 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon 376 conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such 377 real property no longer constitutes a protected party's home 378 address as defined in sub -subparagraph 1.a., the protected party 379 must submit a written request to release the removed information 380 to the county recorder. The written request to release the 381 removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a 382 protected party's request for release is pursuant to a 383 conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the 384 Official Records book and page, ins trument number, or clerk's 385 file number for each document containing the information to be 386 released. 387 9. Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a 388 certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party 389 can request the county recorder to release a protected 390 decedent's removed information unless there is a related request 391 on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the 392 decedent's information or unless such removal is otherwise 393 prohibited by statute or by court order. The writ ten request to 394 release the removed information upon the death of a protected 395 party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or 396 court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for 397 release is due to the death of a protected party, an d must 398 specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument 399 number, or clerk's file number for each document containing the 400 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 17 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the 401 release of any document pursuant to such request. 402 10. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 403 paragraph, this paragraph is subject to the Open Government 404 Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 405 repealed on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from 406 repeal through reenactment by th e Legislature. 407 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 408 necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates 409 of birth of current county administrators, deputy county 410 administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, 411 deputy city managers, and assistant city managers; the names, 412 home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, 413 and places of employment of the spouses and children of current 414 county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 415 county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 416 assistant city managers; and the names and locations of schools 417 and day care facilities attended by the children of current 418 county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 419 county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 420 assistant city managers be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), 421 Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State 422 Constitution. Such identifying and location information can be 423 used as a tool to perpe trate fraud against an individual or to 424 acquire sensitive personal, financial, medical, or familial 425 HB 811 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0811-00 Page 18 of 18 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S information, the release of which could cause great financial or 426 professional harm to the individual. In the course of performing 427 their managerial functions , current county administrators, 428 deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, 429 city managers, deputy city managers, and assistant city managers 430 may make decisions and determinations that upset members of the 431 public and may incur the ill wi ll of those residents, making 432 current county administrators, deputy county administrators, 433 assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city 434 managers, and assistant city managers and their spouses and 435 children targets for acts of revenge. If such identifying and 436 location information is released, the safety of current county 437 administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county 438 administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 439 assistant city managers and their spouses and children c ould be 440 seriously jeopardized. For these reasons, the Legislature finds 441 that it is a public necessity that such information be made 442 exempt from public records requirements. 443 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 444