Florida SB 350: Public Records/Crime Victims

Bill Text

350 
Public Records/Crime Victims 
2026-01-27T06:26:35Z 
Expanding a public records exemption for crime victims to include the name and personal identification number of a victim and any other information that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse the victim; providing that such exemption includes the portions of records generated by any agency that regularly generates or receives information from or concerning victims of crime; providing for a public records exemption for the identity of a victim’s family member, lawful representative, or next of kin and any other information that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse these individuals; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 350 

 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 
 and Senator Grall 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to public records; amending s. 
 3 119.071, F.S.; defining terms; expanding a public 
 4 records exemption for crime victims to include the 
 5 name and personal identification number of a victim 
 6 and any other information that could be used to 
 7 locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse the victim; 
 8 providing that such exemption includes the portions of 
 9 records generated by any agency that regularly 
 10 generates or receives information from or concerning 
 11 victims of crime; providing for a public records 
 12 exemption for the identity of a victim’s family 
 13 member, lawful representative, or next of kin and any 
 14 other information that could be used to locate, 
 15 intimidate, harass, or abuse these individuals; 
 16 providing that such exemption includes the portions of 
 17 records generated by any agency that regularly 
 18 generates or receives information from or concerning 
 19 victims of crime and that the record identifies the 
 20 person as a family member, lawful representative, or 
 21 next of kin of a person identified as a victim of 
 22 crime in the record; providing that the name of a law 
 23 enforcement officer in a public record which 
 24 identifies him or her as a victim of crime in 
 25 specified circumstances is confidential and exempt for 
 26 72 hours and providing that such information is exempt 
 27 for 60 days thereafter; providing that such exemption 
 28 includes the portions of records generated by any 
 29 agency that regularly generates or receives 
 30 information from or concerning victims of crime; 
 31 providing applicability; providing for future 
 32 legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; 
 33 providing a statement of public necessity; providing 
 34 an effective date. 
 35 
 36 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 37 
 38 Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subsection (2) of section 
 39 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 40 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 
 41 public records.— 
 42 (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.— 
 43 (j)1.a. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term: 
 44 (I) “Family member” means a spouse, child, parent or legal 
 45 guardian, or sibling. This term does not include the accused. 
 46 (II) “Officer” means any full-time, part-time, or auxiliary 
 47 law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional 
 48 probation officer certified under s. 943.13. 
 49 (III) “Victim” means a person who suffers direct or 
 50 threatened physical, psychological, or financial harm as a 
 51 result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime or 
 52 delinquent act or against whom the crime or delinquent act is 
 53 committed. The term does not include the accused. 
 54 b.(I) Any portion of a public record document that reveals 
 55 the identity, including the name or personal identification 
 56 number, home or employment telephone number, home or employment 
 57 address, or personal assets of a the victim, or any other 
 58 information that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or 
 59 abuse the victim, which of a crime and identifies that person as 
 60 the victim of a crime, and which is a public record that is 
 61 generated or document is received by any agency that regularly 
 62 generates or receives information from or concerning the victims 
 63 of crime, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 
 64 the State Constitution. 
 65 (II) Any portion of a public record that reveals the 
 66 identity, including name or personal identification number, home 
 67 or employment telephone number, home or employment address, or 
 68 personal assets of the lawful representative, family member, or 
 69 next of kin of the person identified as a victim by the public 
 70 record, or any other information that could be used to locate, 
 71 intimidate, harass, or abuse such persons, and which is a public 
 72 reco