Florida SB 410: Collateral Protection Insurance

Bill Text

410 
Public Records/Private Investigators 
2025-12-11T05:46:57Z 
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former private investigators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the spouses and children of such private investigators; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 410 

 By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism; and Senator Truenow 

 577-01760-26 2026410c1 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to public records; amending s. 
 3 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 
 4 records requirements for the personal identifying and 
 5 location information of current and former private 
 6 investigators licensed by the Department of 
 7 Agriculture and Consumer Services and the spouses and 
 8 children of such private investigators; providing for 
 9 future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 
 10 providing for retroactive application; providing a 
 11 statement of public necessity; providing an effective 
 12 date. 
 13 
 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 15 
 16 Section 1. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (5) of 
 17 section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read: 
 18 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 
 19 public records.— 
 20 (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.— 
 21 (l) The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 
 22 and photographs of current and former private investigators 
 23 licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 
 24 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 
 25 and places of employment of the spouses and children of current 
 26 and former private investigators licensed by the Department of 
 27 Agriculture and Consumer Services; and the names and locations 
 28 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 
 29 current and former private investigators licensed by the 
 30 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are exempt from 
 31 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 
 32 This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review 
 33 Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on 
 34 October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 
 35 reenactment by the Legislature. 
 36 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 
 37 necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of 
 38 birth, and photographs of current and former private 
 39 investigators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and 
 40 Consumer Services; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 
 41 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and 
 42 children of current and former private investigators licensed by 
 43 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and the 
 44 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 
 45 by the children of current and former private investigators 
 46 licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 
 47 be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 
 48 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. Private 
 49 investigators routinely engage in sensitive work that may 
 50 involve uncovering fraud, locating missing persons, or assisting 
 51 in criminal and civil matters. In the course of their duties, 
 52 private investigators often interact with individuals who have 
 53 strong motives to retaliate or cause harm. Public access to a 
 54 private investigator’s home address or personal information 
 55 could expose private investigators and their families to 
 56 threats, harassment, stalking, or physical violence. Protecting 
 57 this information does not diminish transparency or 
 58 accountability in government but instead balances the public’s 
 59 right to access records with this state’s compelling interest in 
 60 safeguarding the personal safety of those who provide critical 
 61 private investigative services. Therefore, exempting such 
 62 information from public records requirements is a reasonable and 
 63 necessary measure to ensure the security and privacy of private 
 64 investigators and their families while preserving the integrity 
 65 of this state’s public records system. 
 66 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.