Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 1420 — Public Records/County and City Attorneys

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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Summary

Public Records/County and City Attorneys; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys, and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such attorneys; providing applicability; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 By Senator Burgess 20-00270A-22 20221420__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 By the Committee on Community Affairs;
and Senator Burgess 578-02649-22 20221420c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys, and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such attorneys;
providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys, and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such attorneys;
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“Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers, Page 1 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal communications devices.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 b.
“Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers, personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal communications devices.
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such Page 2 of 15 CODING:
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and Page 2 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ personnel;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former justices and judges;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses Page 3 of 15 CODING:
and the Page 3 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current or former justices and judges are exempt from s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 and children of current or former justices and judges;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current or former justices and judges are exempt from s.
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 Page 4 of 15 CODING:
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of compensation claims, Page 4 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are exempt from s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are exempt from s.
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended Page 5 of 15 CODING:
and the Page 5 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ by the children of such persons are exempt from s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such persons are exempt from s.
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of Page 6 of 15 CODING:
and the names and locations Page 6 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ 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.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 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.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department 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 home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department 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 Page 7 of 15 CODING:
the names, home addresses, telephone Page 7 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 Department of Health;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel;
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an Page 8 of 15 CODING:
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Page 8 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ 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;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 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;
39.3035(2) and fulfills the screening requirement of s.
39.3035(2) and fulfills the Page 9 of 15 CODING:
39.3035(3), and the members of a Page 9 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ Child Protection Team as described in s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 screening requirement of s.
39.3035(3), and the members of a Child Protection Team as described in s.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys;
The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of current or former county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county Page 10 of 15 CODING:
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended Page 10 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ by the children of current or former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys are exempt from s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current or former county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys are exempt from s.
This exemption does not apply to a current or former county attorney, assistant county attorney, city attorney, or assistant city attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public office.
This exemption does not apply to a current or former county attorney, deputy county attorney, assistant county attorney, city attorney, deputy city attorney, or assistant city attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public office.
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.
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 Page 11 of 15 CODING:
For written requests received on or before July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax collector must comply with this sub-subparagraph by October 1, Page 11 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ 2021.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser or tax collector.
For written requests received on or before July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax collector must comply with this sub-subparagraph by October 1, 2021.
a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as defined in s.
a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as Page 12 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 defined in s.
The exempt status of a home address contained in the Page 12 of 15 CODING:
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.
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words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ Official Records is maintained only during the period when a protected party resides at the dwelling location.
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.
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 Page 13 of 15 CODING:
A fee may not be charged for the release of any document pursuant to such request.
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This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Page 13 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ Review Act in accordance with s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 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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This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.
The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys be made exempt from s.
The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of current or former county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys be made exempt from s.
The Legislature further finds that it is a public necessity that the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys, and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such attorneys, be made exempt from s.
The Legislature further finds that it is a public necessity that the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys, and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such attorneys, be made exempt from s.
The responsibilities of county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys regularly involve legal enforcement proceedings in areas of neglect and abuse related to violations of codes and ordinances.
The responsibilities of county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys regularly involve legal enforcement proceedings in areas of neglect and abuse related to violations of codes and ordinances.
Such attorneys have received death threats and e-mails from disgruntled persons advocating the murder of other attorneys.
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Other incidents have included the stalking of such attorneys and their spouses and children.
The Legislature finds that the release of such personal identifying and location information could place such persons in danger of being Page 14 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1420 20-00270A-22 20221420__ physically or emotionally harmed or stalked by a defendant or another person.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1420 578-02649-22 20221420c1 Such attorneys have received death threats and e-mails from disgruntled persons advocating the murder of other attorneys.
Other incidents have included the stalking of such attorneys and their spouses and children.
The Legislature finds that the release of such personal identifying and location information could place such persons in danger of being physically or emotionally harmed or stalked by a defendant or another person.
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Action History

  1. Died in Rules

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. CS by Community Affairs read 1st time

  4. Now in Rules

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

  6. CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  7. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building

  8. Introduced

  9. Now in Community Affairs

  10. Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  11. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/18/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  12. Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules

  13. Filed

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Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3001
Republican 4000
Democrat 1001
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Rodrigues — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Broxson — Not Voting
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Not Voting
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea

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What does SB 1420 do?
Public Records/County and City Attorneys; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, city attorneys, deputy city attorneys, and assistant city attorneys, and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such attorneys; providing applicability; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1420?
SB 1420 is sponsored by Community Affairs and Burgess, Danny (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1420?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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