Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 712 — Public Records/County Attorneys and City Attorneys

Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 103 (Ch. 2024-235)

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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.

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Summary

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

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Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 By Senator Powell 24-01772-24 2024712__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 By the Committee on Rules;
and Senator Powell 595-02681-24 2024712c1 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 county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy 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 county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such attorneys;
providing for retroactive application;
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“Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to Page 1 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ b.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 the following class codes:
“Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to the following class codes:
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 Page 2 of 16 CODING:
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;
the Page 2 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ activities, or state regulatory requirement violations;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 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 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 Page 3 of 16 CODING:
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 of current judicial assistants;
the Page 3 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ county court judges, and of current judicial assistants;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 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 current or former justices and judges and of current judicial assistants;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, Page 4 of 16 CODING:
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and Page 4 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ 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;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 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 Page 5 of 16 CODING:
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt from s.
Words stricken are deletions;
words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ from s.
I of the State Constitution.
I of the State Page 5 of 16 CODING:
Words stricken are deletions;
words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 Constitution.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant Page 6 of 16 CODING:
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, Page 6 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;
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The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Page 7 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ o.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 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 Department of Health;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and Page 8 of 16 CODING:
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such Page 8 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ places of employment of the spouses and children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 emergency medical technicians or paramedics;
For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed Page 9 of 16 CODING:
For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed pursuant to s.
397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention, Page 9 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ pursuant to s.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed service component 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, Page 10 of 16 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 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 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 county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys;
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 or former 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 or former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys are exempt from s.
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.
This exemption does not apply to a current county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or Page 11 of 16 CODING:
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 Page 11 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ deputy city attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public office.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 office.
A county property appraiser or county tax collector may not remove the street address, legal description, or other Page 12 of 16 CODING:
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 Page 12 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ 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.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 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.
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Upon conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such Page 13 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ 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.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 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.
119.15 and shall stand Page 14 of 16 CODING:
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from Page 14 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ repealed on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
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, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys be made exempt from s.
The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that 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 be made exempt from s.
The Legislature further finds that it is a public necessity that the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children, and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by such children, of current or former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys be made exempt from s.
The Legislature further finds that it is a public necessity that 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 such children, be made exempt from s.
The responsibilities of county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy 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, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys regularly involve legal enforcement proceedings related to violations of codes and ordinances.
The Legislature finds that the release of such personal identifying and location Page 15 of 16 CODING:
The Legislature finds that the release of such personal identifying and location information could place such attorneys and their spouses and children in danger of being Page 15 of 16 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 712 24-01772-24 2024712__ information could place such attorneys and their spouses and children in danger of being stalked or physically and emotionally harmed by a defendant or other person.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 712 595-02681-24 2024712c1 stalked or physically and emotionally harmed by a defendant or other person.
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 103 (Ch. 2024-235)

  2. Substituted CS/HB 103

  3. Read 2nd time

  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24

  5. Retained on Calendar

  6. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/15/24

  7. CS by Rules read 1st time

  8. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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

  10. CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

  11. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/30/24, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  12. Now in Rules

  13. Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  14. Introduced

  15. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/09/24, 4:30 pm, 401 Senate Building

  16. Referred to Community Affairs; Rules

  17. Filed

Sponsors

  • Rules · Primary
  • Powell · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Rules
  • Powell

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Republican 11000
Democrat 3000
Total 18002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Perry — Yea
Broxson — Not Voting
Torres — Not Voting
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Democrat 2000
Republican 4000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 712 do?
Public Records/County Attorneys and City Attorneys; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such attorneys; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Who sponsors SB 712?
SB 712 is sponsored by Rules and Powell.
What is the current status of SB 712?
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.
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