Florida HB 179: Child Abuse

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HB 179 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
119.071, F.S.; defining the term "appellate court 3
clerk"; providing an exemption from public records 4
requirements for the personal identifying and location 5
information of current appellate court clerks and 6
their spouses and children; providing for future 7
legislative review and repeal; providing for 8
retroactive application; amending s. 744.21031, F.S.; 9
conforming a cross-reference; providing a statement of 10
public necessity; providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 15
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 17
public records.— 18
(4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.— 19
(d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term: 20
a. "Appellate court clerk" means a person appointed as a 21
clerk of the Florida Supreme Court pursuant to s. 3(c), Art. V 22
of the State Constitution, a person appointed as a clerk of a 23
district court of appeal pursuant to s. 4(c), Art. V of the 24
State Constitution, or a court employee assigned to the 2610 or 25

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2620 class code. 26
b.a. "Home addresses" means the dwelling location at which 27
an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing 28
address, street address, parcel identification number, plot 29
identification number, legal property description, neighborhood 30
name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive 31
property information that may reveal the home address. 32
c.b. "Judicial assistant" means a court employee assigned 33
to the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320. 34
d.c. "Telephone numbers" includes home telephone numbers, 35
personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone 36
numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal 37
communications devices. 38
2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of 39
birth, and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement 40
personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by 41
a law enforcement agency, including correctional and 42
correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of 43
Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of 44
abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal 45
activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties 46
are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and 47
personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments 48
whose responsibilities include revenue collection and 49
enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home 50

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addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 51
places of employment of the spouses and children of such 52
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 53
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 54
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 55
Constitution. 56
b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 57
and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 58
personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties 59
include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers' compensation 60
coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal 61
activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the 62
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 63
places of employment of the spouses and children of such 64
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 65
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 66
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 67
Constitution. 68
c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 69
and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 70
personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation's Bureau of 71
Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation 72
of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state 73
regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses, 74
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 75

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the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 76
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 77
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