Senate Bill 830 (2026) — Public records
SB 830
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 By Senator Leek 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 1 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 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 17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18 19
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 a. “Home addresses” means the dwelling location at which an 26 individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing 27 address, street address, parcel identification number, plot 28 identification number, legal property description, neighborhood 29
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 2 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 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 birth, 38 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 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
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 3 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 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 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 of the State Constitution. 78 d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 79 and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in 80 compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone 81 numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment 82 of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names 83 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 84 children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 85 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 86 e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 87
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 4 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court, 88 district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and 89 county court judges and current judicial assistants; the names, 90 home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 91 employment of the spouses and children of current or former 92 justices and judges and current judicial assistants; and the 93 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 94 by the children of current or former justices and judges and of 95 current judicial assistants are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 96 24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph 97 is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in 98 accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 99 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment 100 by the Legislature. 101 f.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 102 and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant 103 state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide 104 prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 105 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 106 spouses and children of current or former state attorneys, 107 assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant 108 statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools 109 and day care facilities attended by the children of current or 110 former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide 111 prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from 112 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution. 113 g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 114 numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 115 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 116
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 5 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement 117 hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 118 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and 119 children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 120 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 121 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement 122 hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day 123 care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates, 124 special magistrates, judges of compensation claims, 125 administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative 126 Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are 127 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State 128 Constitution. 129 h.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 130 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor 131 relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors, 132 managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency 133 or water management district whose duties include hiring and 134 firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or 135 other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses, 136 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 137 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 138 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 139 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 140 24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution. 141 i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 142 and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers; 143 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 144 and places of employment of the spouses and children of such 145
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 6 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 146 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 147 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 148 Constitution. 149 j.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 150 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 151 guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.01; the names, home 152 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 153 employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the 154 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 155 by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 156 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 157 k.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 158 and photographs of current or former juvenile probation 159 officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention 160 superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile 161 justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention 162 officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers, 163 juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II, 164 juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor 165 supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior 166 human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation 167 therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of 168 Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 169 dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children 170 of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and 171 day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel 172 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State 173 Constitution. 174
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The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 175 and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant 176 public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, 177 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the 178 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 179 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 180 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal 181 conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal 182 conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations 183 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 184 current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders, 185 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant 186 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s. 187 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution. 188 m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 189 and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors 190 of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the 191 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 192 places of employment of the spouses and children of such current 193 or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and 194 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 195 children of such current or former investigators and inspectors 196 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State 197 Constitution. 198 n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of 199 birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses, 200 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 201 the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names 202 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 203
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 8 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 204 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 205 o.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 206 and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department 207 of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination 208 or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability 209 benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed 210 against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health 211 care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the 212 Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone 213 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses 214 and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of 215 schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such 216 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of 217 the State Constitution. 218 p.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 219 and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner 220 consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former 221 employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties 222 result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to 223 practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses, 224 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 225 the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees; 226 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities 227 attended by the children of such consultants or employees are 228 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State 229 Constitution. 230 q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 231 and photographs of current or former emergency medical 232
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 9 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. technicians or paramedics certified under
chapter 401; the 233 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 234 places of employment of the spouses and children of such 235 emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and 236 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 237 children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are 238 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 239 Constitution. 240 r.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 241 and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an 242 agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit 243 department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste, 244 fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that 245 could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline; 246 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 247 and places of employment of spouses and children of such 248 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 249 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 250 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State 251 Constitution. 252 s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 253 and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 254 supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction 255 treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers, 256 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 257 spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 258 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 259 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 260 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this 261
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 10 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means 262 a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed 263 pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention, 264 intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed 265 service component described in s. 397.311(27). 266 t.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 267 and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 268 supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center 269 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfills the 270 screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a 271 Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties 272 include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual 273 abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation 274 or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case 275 review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 276 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 277 spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the 278 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 279 by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s. 280 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution. 281 u. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 282 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 283 staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s. 284 90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the 285 Department of Children and Families under
chapter 39; the names, 286 home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates 287 of birth, and photographs of the spouses and children of such 288 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 289 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 290
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 11 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 291 Constitution. 292 v.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 293 and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators 294 of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the 295 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 296 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 297 former inspectors or investigators; and the names and locations 298 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 299 current or former inspectors or investigators are exempt from s. 300 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
This 301 sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review 302 Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on 303 October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 304 reenactment by the Legislature. 305 w.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 306 and photographs of current county attorneys, assistant county 307 attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant 308 city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys; the names, home 309 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 310 places of employment of the spouses and children of current 311 county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county 312 attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy 313 city attorneys; and the names and locations of schools and day 314 care facilities attended by the children of current county 315 attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, 316 city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city 317 attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
I of 318 the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to a 319
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 12 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county 320 attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city 321 attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public 322 office. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government 323 Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 324 repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from 325 repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 326 x.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 327 and photographs of current or former commissioners of the 328 Florida Gaming Control Commission; the names, home addresses, 329 telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of 330 employment of the spouses and children of such current or former 331 commissioners; and the names and locations of schools and day 332 care facilities attended by the children of such current or 333 former commissioners are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 334 Art. I of the State Constitution.
This sub-subparagraph is 335 subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance 336 with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, 337 unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the 338 Legislature. 339 y.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 340 and photographs of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy 341 clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court 342 personnel; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates 343 of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children 344 of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the 345 circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel; and the 346 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 347 by the children of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy 348
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 13 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court 349 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 350 the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the 351 Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 352 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and 353 saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 354 z.(
I) As used in this sub-subparagraph, the term: 355 (A) “Congressional member” means a person who is elected to 356 serve as a member of the United States House of Representatives 357 or is elected or appointed to serve as a member of the United 358 States Senate. 359 (B) “Partial home address” means the dwelling location at 360 which an individual resides and includes the physical address, 361 mailing address, street address, parcel identification number, 362 plot identification number, legal property description, 363 neighborhood name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other 364 descriptive property information that may reveal the partial 365 home address, except for the city and zip code. 366 (C) “Public officer” means a person who holds one of the 367 following offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Chief 368 Financial Officer, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, 369 state representative, state senator, property appraiser, 370 supervisor of elections, school superintendent, school board 371 member, mayor, city commissioner, or county commissioner. 372 (II) The following information is exempt from s. 119.07(1) 373 and s. 24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution: 374 (
A) The partial home addresses of a current congressional 375 member or public officer and his or her spouse or adult child. 376 (
B) The telephone numbers of a current congressional member 377
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C) The name, home addresses, telephone numbers, and date 379 of birth of a minor child of a current congressional member or 380 public officer and the name and location of the school or day 381 care facility attended by the minor child. 382 (III) This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open 383 Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 384 shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and 385 saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 386 aa.
The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of 387 birth of current county administrators, deputy county 388 administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, 389 deputy city managers, and assistant city managers; the names, 390 home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, 391 and places of employment of the spouses and children of current 392 county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 393 county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 394 assistant city managers; and the names and locations of schools 395 and day care facilities attended by the children of current 396 county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 397 county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 398 assistant city managers are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 399 24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph 400 is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in 401 accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 402 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment 403 by the Legislature. 404 3.a. An agency that is the custodian of the information 405 specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the 406
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 15 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in 407 subparagraph 2. must maintain the exempt status of that 408 information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other 409 person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a 410 written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption 411 to the custodial agency.
The request must state under oath the 412 statutory basis for the individual’s exemption request and 413 confirm the individual’s status as a party eligible for exempt 414 status. 415 b.
An agency that is the custodian of information specified 416 in sub-subparagraph 2.z. and that is not the employer of the 417 congressional member, public officer, or other person specified 418 in sub-subparagraph 2.z. must maintain the exempt status of that 419 information only if an individual requests the maintenance of an 420 exemption pursuant to sub-subparagraph 2.z. on the basis of 421 eligibility as a current congressional member or public officer 422 and his or her spouse or child submits, as part of the written 423 and notarized request required by sub-subparagraph a., the date 424 of the congressional member’s or public officer’s election or 425 appointment to public office, the date on which that office is 426 next subject to election, and, if applicable, the date on which 427 the current congressional member’s or public officer’s minor 428 child reaches the age of majority.
The custodian must maintain 429 an exemption granted pursuant to sub-subparagraph 2.z. until the 430 qualifying conditions for the exemption no longer apply to the 431 person subject to the exemption. 432 4.a. A county property appraiser, as defined in s. 433 192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s. 434 192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for 435
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 16 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must 436 comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status 437 and the instrument number or Official Records book and page 438 number identifying the property with the exempt status from all 439 publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser 440 or tax collector.
For written requests received on or before 441 July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax 442 collector must comply with this sub-subparagraph by October 1, 443 2021. A county property appraiser or county tax collector may 444 not remove the street address, legal description, or other 445 information identifying real property within the agency’s 446 records so long as a name or personal information otherwise 447 exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this
section is 448 not associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the 449 public records of the agency. 450 b. Any information restricted from public display, 451 inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be 452 provided to the individual whose information was removed. 453 5. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other 454 person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request 455 for the release of his or her exempt information to the 456 custodial agency.
The written request must be notarized and must 457 specify the information to be released and the party authorized 458 to receive the information. Upon receipt of the written request, 459 the custodial agency must release the specified information to 460 the party authorized to receive such information. 461 6. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information 462 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the 463 exemption. 464
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 17 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 7. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be 465 disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized 466 pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s. 467 624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as 468 defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney 469 duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing 470 with The Florida Bar. 471 8.
The exempt status of a home address contained in the 472 Official Records is maintained only during the period when a 473 protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon 474 conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such 475 real property no longer constitutes a protected party’s home 476 address as defined in sub-subparagraph 1.a., the protected party 477 must submit a written request to release the removed information 478 to the county recorder.
The written request to release the 479 removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a 480 protected party’s request for release is pursuant to a 481 conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the 482 Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk’s 483 file number for each document containing the information to be 484 released. 485 9.
Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a 486 certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party 487 can request the county recorder to release a protected 488 decedent’s removed information unless there is a related request 489 on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the 490 decedent’s information or unless such removal is otherwise 491 prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to 492 release the removed information upon the death of a protected 493
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 18 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or 494 court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for 495 release is due to the death of a protected party, and must 496 specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument 497 number, or clerk’s file number for each document containing the 498 information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the 499 release of any document pursuant to such request. 500
Section 2.
The Legislature finds that it is a public 501 necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates 502 of birth of current county administrators, deputy county 503 administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, 504 deputy city managers, and assistant city managers; the names, 505 home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, 506 and places of employment of the spouses and children of current 507 county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 508 county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 509 assistant city managers; and the names and locations of schools 510 and day care facilities attended by the children of current 511 county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 512 county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 513 assistant city managers be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), 514 Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a),
Article I of the State 515 Constitution. Such identifying and location information can be 516 used as a tool to perpetrate fraud against an individual or to 517 acquire sensitive personal, financial, medical, or familial 518 information, the release of which could cause great financial or 519 professional harm to the individual. In the course of performing 520 their managerial functions, current county administrators, 521 deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, 522
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 830 7-00899-26 2026830__ Page 19 of 19 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. city managers, deputy city managers, and assistant city managers 523 may make decisions and determinations that upset members of the 524 public and may incur the ill will of those residents, making 525 current county administrators, deputy county administrators, 526 assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city 527 managers, and assistant city managers and their spouses and 528 children targets for acts of revenge.
If such identifying and 529 location information is released, the safety of current county 530 administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county 531 administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 532 assistant city managers and their spouses and children could be 533 seriously jeopardized. For these reasons, the Legislature finds 534 that it is a public necessity that such information be made 535 exempt from public records requirements. 536