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SB 410 — Public Records/Private Investigators

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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Summary

Public Records/Private Investigators; 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.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 By Senator Truenow 13-00633-26 2026410__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 410 By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism;
and Senator Truenow 577-01760-26 2026410c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read:
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records.— (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.— (d)1.
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records.— (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.— (l) The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current and former private investigators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current and former private investigators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
a.
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current and former private investigators licensed by the Page 1 of 3 CODING:
“Home addresses” means the dwelling location at which an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing address, street address, parcel identification number, plot identification number, legal property description, neighborhood name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive property information that may reveal the home address.
b.
“Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to the following class codes:
8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ c.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 410 577-01760-26 2026410c1 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are exempt from s.
“Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers, personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal communications devices.
2.a.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by a law enforcement agency, including correctional and correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments whose responsibilities include revenue collection and enforcement or child support enforcement;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
b.
This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers’ compensation coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal activities, or state regulatory requirement violations;
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
c.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation’s Bureau of Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state regulatory requirement violations;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
d.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in compliance with s.
633.408;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such firefighters;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such firefighters are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
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24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
e.
The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court, district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and county court judges and current judicial assistants;
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ employment of the spouses and children of current or former justices and judges and current judicial assistants;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current or former justices and judges and of current judicial assistants are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
f.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current or former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
g.
The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of Page 4 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
h.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former human resource, labor relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors, managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency or water management district whose duties include hiring and firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or other personnel-related duties;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
i.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ j.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former guardians ad litem, as defined in s.
39.01;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such persons;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such persons are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
k.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former juvenile probation officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers, juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II, juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of Juvenile Justice;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
l.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
m.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such current or former investigators and inspectors;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such current or former investigators and inspectors are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
n.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of county tax collectors;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such tax collectors;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such tax collectors are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
o.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department Page 7 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the Department of Health;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
p.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to practice a licensed profession;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such consultants or employees are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
q.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former emergency medical technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics;
and the names and Page 8 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
r.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste, fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
s.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former directors, managers, supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction treatment facility;
the home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed pursuant to s.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ service component described in s.
397.311(27).
t.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former directors, managers, supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center that meets the standards of s.
39.3035(2) and fulfills the screening requirement of s.
39.3035(3), and the members of a Child Protection Team as described in s.
39.303 whose duties include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case review team;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel and members;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
u.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s.
90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the Department of Children and Families under chapter 39;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates of birth, and photographs of the spouses and children of such personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
v.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators Page 10 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former inspectors or investigators;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current or former inspectors or investigators are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
w.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
This exemption does not apply to a county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public office.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
x.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former commissioners of the Florida Gaming Control Commission;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such current or former commissioners;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such current or former commissioners are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
y.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
z.(I) As used in this sub-subparagraph, the term:
(A) “Congressional member” means a person who is elected to serve as a member of the United States House of Representatives or is elected or appointed to serve as a member of the United States Senate.
(B) “Partial home address” means the dwelling location at which an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing address, street address, parcel identification number, plot identification number, legal property description, neighborhood name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive property information that may reveal the partial home address, except for the city and zip code.
(C) “Public officer” means a person who holds one of the following offices:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, state representative, state senator, property appraiser, supervisor of elections, school superintendent, school board member, mayor, city commissioner, or county commissioner.
(II) The following information is exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution:
(A) The partial home addresses of a current congressional member or public officer and his or her spouse or adult child.
(B) The telephone numbers of a current congressional member or public officer and his or her spouse or adult child.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ care facility attended by the minor child.
(III) This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
aa.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former private investigators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former private investigators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current or former private investigators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution.
This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
3.a.
Section 2.
An agency that is the custodian of the information specified in subparagraph 2.
and that is not the employer of the officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in subparagraph 2.
must maintain the exempt status of that information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption to the custodial agency.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ confirm the individual’s status as a party eligible for exempt status.
b.
An agency that is the custodian of information specified in sub-subparagraph 2.z.
and that is not the employer of the congressional member, public officer, or other person specified in sub-subparagraph 2.z.
must maintain the exempt status of that information only if an individual requests the maintenance of an exemption pursuant to sub-subparagraph 2.z.
on the basis of eligibility as a current congressional member or public officer and his or her spouse or child submits, as part of the written and notarized request required by sub-subparagraph a., the date of the congressional member’s or public officer’s election or appointment to public office, the date on which that office is next subject to election, and, if applicable, the date on which the current congressional member’s or public officer’s minor child reaches the age of majority.
The custodian must maintain an exemption granted pursuant to sub-subparagraph 2.z.
until the qualifying conditions for the exemption no longer apply to the person subject to the exemption.
4.a.
A county property appraiser, as defined in s.
192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s.
192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3.
must comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status and the instrument number or Official Records book and page number identifying the property with the exempt status from all publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser or tax collector.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ collector must comply with this sub-subparagraph by October 1, 2021.
A county property appraiser or county tax collector may not remove the street address, legal description, or other information identifying real property within the agency’s records so long as a name or personal information otherwise exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this section is not associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the public records of the agency.
b.
Any information restricted from public display, inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a.
must be provided to the individual whose information was removed.
5.
An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other person specified in subparagraph 2.
may submit a written request for the release of his or her exempt information to the custodial agency.
The written request must be notarized and must specify the information to be released and the party authorized to receive the information.
Upon receipt of the written request, the custodial agency must release the specified information to the party authorized to receive such information.
6.
The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the exemption.
7.
Information made exempt under this paragraph may be disclosed pursuant to s.
28.2221 to a title insurer authorized pursuant to s.
624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s.
624.10;
a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as defined in s.
626.841(1) or (2), respectively;
or an attorney duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing with The Florida Bar.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ 8.
The exempt status of a home address contained in the Official Records is maintained only during the period when a protected party resides at the dwelling location.
Upon conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such real property no longer constitutes a protected party’s home address as defined in sub-subparagraph 1.a., the protected party must submit a written request to release the removed information to the county recorder.
The written request to release the removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a protected party’s request for release is pursuant to a conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk’s file number for each document containing the information to be released.
9.
Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party can request the county recorder to release a protected decedent’s removed information unless there is a related request on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the decedent’s information or unless such removal is otherwise prohibited by statute or by court order.
The written request to release the removed information upon the death of a protected party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for release is due to the death of a protected party, and must specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument number, or clerk’s file number for each document containing the information to be released.
A fee may not be charged for the release of any document pursuant to such request.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ Section 2.
Protecting this information does not diminish transparency or accountability in government but instead balances the public’s right to access records with this state’s compelling interest in safeguarding the personal safety of those who provide critical private investigative services.
Protecting this information does not diminish transparency or accountability in government but instead balances the public’s Page 2 of 3 CODING:
Therefore, exempting such information from public records requirements is a reasonable and necessary measure to ensure the security and privacy of private investigators and their families while preserving the integrity Page 18 of 19 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 410 13-00633-26 2026410__ of this state’s public records system.
Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 410 577-01760-26 2026410c1 right to access records with this state’s compelling interest in safeguarding the personal safety of those who provide critical private investigative services.
Therefore, exempting such information from public records requirements is a reasonable and necessary measure to ensure the security and privacy of private investigators and their families while preserving the integrity of this state’s public records system.
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  1. Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

  2. CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time

  3. Introduced

  4. Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

  5. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  6. CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  7. On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/10/25, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building

  8. Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

  9. Filed

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What does SB 410 do?
Public Records/Private Investigators; 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.
Who sponsors SB 410?
SB 410 is sponsored by Truenow, Keith L. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 410?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced November 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 410?
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