HB 7001 2025 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb7001-00 Page 1 of 2 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 a review under the Open Government 2 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 379.1026, F.S., which 3 provides an exemption from public record s requirements 4 for site-specific location information of certain 5 endangered and threatened species; removing the 6 scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing an 7 effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Section 379.1026, Florida Statutes, is amended 12 to read: 13 379.1026 Site-specific location information for endangered 14 and threatened species; public records exemption. —The site-15 specific location information held by an agency as defined in s. 16 119.011 concerning an endangered species as defined in s. 17 379.2291(3)(b), a threatened species as defined in s. 18 379.2291(3)(c), or a species listed by a federal agency as 19 endangered or threatened, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 20 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption does not 21 apply to the site-specific location information of animals held 22 in captivity. This section is subject to the Open Government 23 Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 24 repealed on October 2, 2025, unless reviewe d and saved from 25 HB 7001 2025 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb7001-00 Page 2 of 2 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 repeal by the Legislature. 26 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 27