Florida HB 263: Reclaimed Water

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HB 263 2026

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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
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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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

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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 employed 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 support enforcement; the names, home 49
addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 50

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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 of 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 Services 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 of 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

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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