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SB 1176 — Public Records/Clerks of the Circuit Court and Deputy Clerks of the Circuit Court
Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 983 (Ch. 2024-239)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Public Records/Clerks of the Circuit Court and Deputy Clerks of the Circuit Court; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current clerks of the circuit court and deputy clerks of the circuit court and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such clerks and deputy clerks; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
453 added · 460 removed453 line(s) added, 460 removed.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 By Senatorthe YarboroughCommittee 4-01444-24on 20241176__Governmental AOversight billand toAccountability; be entitled An act relating to public records;
and Senators Yarborough and Hooper 585-03003-24 20241176c1 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 or former clerks of the circuit court,court and deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such clerks,clerks deputy clerks, and clerkdeputy personnel;clerks;
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“Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to the following class codes:
8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 b.c.
“Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to the following class codes:
8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320.
c.
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 Pageactivities, 2or ofstate 15regulatory CODING:requirement violations;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and Page 2 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 activities,places orof stateemployment regulatoryof requirementthe violations;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 such personnel;
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 Pagecounty 3court judges, and of 15current CODING:judicial assistants;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and Page 3 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 countyplaces courtof judges,employment of the spouses and children of current or former justices and judges and of current judicial assistants;
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 and of current judicial assistants;
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 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and 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;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt Pagefrom 5s. of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1176 4-01444-24 20241176__ from s.
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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 585-03003-24 20241176c1 j.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant Pagepublic 6defenders, ofcriminal 15conflict CODING:and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;
the Page 6 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 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;
the 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;
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The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department Page 7 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 o.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 Department of Health;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and Pageplaces 8of employment of 15the CODING:spouses and children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics;
and the names and Page 8 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 placeslocations of employmentschools ofand theday spousescare andfacilities attended by the children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics;paramedics are exempt from s.
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are exempt from s.
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For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed Pagepursuant 9to ofs. 15 CODING:
397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention, intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed Page 9 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 pursuantservice tocomponent described in s.
397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention, intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed service component described in s.
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The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators Page 10 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 v.of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former clerks of the circuit court,court and deputy clerks of the circuit court,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 or former clerks of the circuit court,court and deputy clerks of the circuit court,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 or former clerks of the circuit court,court and deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel are exempt from s.
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Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1176 4-01444-24 20241176__ 3.
must maintain the exempt status of that informationPage only11 if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other person, or employing agency of the15 designatedCODING: employee submits a written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption to the custodial agency.
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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 585-03003-24 20241176c1 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 - 2024 SB 1176 4-01444-24 20241176__ b.
An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other personPage specified12 inof subparagraph15 2.CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 585-03003-24 20241176c1 person specified in subparagraph 2.
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 Page 13 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SBCS 1176 4-01444-24 20241176__ removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a protected party’s request for releaseSB is1176 pursuant585-03003-24 to20241176c1 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.
The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former clerks of the Pagecircuit 14court and deputy clerks of 15the CODING:circuit court;
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 and deputy clerks of the circuit court;
and the Page 14 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 1176 4-01444-24585-03003-24 20241176__20241176c1 circuitnames court,and deputylocations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of current clerks of the circuit court,court and clerkdeputy clerks of the circuit court personnel;be made exempt from s.
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former 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 or former clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel be made exempt from s.
The responsibilities of clerks of the circuit court,court and deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel regularly include involvement in legal enforcement, divorce, and child support proceedings and, as a result, clerks of the circuit court,court and deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel have received death threats, harassing telephone calls and e-mails, and threats of physical violence from disgruntled individuals.
The Legislature finds that the release of such personal identifying and location information may place clerks of the circuit court,court and deputy clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel in danger of being physically or emotionally harmed or stalked.
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View plain text versions (2)
- S 1176 c1 View text Current pdf
- Introduced S 1176 Filed pdf
Action History
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Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 983 (Ch. 2024-239)
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Substituted CS/HB 983
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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Now in Rules
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CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
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Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
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Introduced
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Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
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Filed
Sponsors
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability · Primary
- Clay Yarborough · Primary
- Ed Hooper · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- Yarborough, Clay Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Hooper, Ed Republican
Not signed on (161)
161 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 161 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (20)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Book | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Not Voting |
| Broxson | — | Not Voting |
| Hutson | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Book | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1176 do?
- Public Records/Clerks of the Circuit Court and Deputy Clerks of the Circuit Court; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current clerks of the circuit court and deputy clerks of the circuit court and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such clerks and deputy clerks; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 1176?
- SB 1176 is sponsored by Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Yarborough, Clay (Republican), and Hooper, Ed (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 1176?
- This bill died with 2024 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.
- Where can I track SB 1176?
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