HB 243 Summary

• Amends Florida Statutes section 119.071 to create a public records exemption for personal identifying and location information of current and former nonsworn investigative personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation's Bureau of Financial Investigations.

• Exempts home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of these investigators, along with the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of their spouses and children from public disclosure.

• Also exempts the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel from public records requirements and the Florida Constitution's public records provision.

• Includes an automatic repeal provision requiring legislative review and reenactment by October 2, 2022 to maintain the exemption.

• Cites public necessity based on documented threats, weapons brandishing, verbal threats, harassment, and intimidation against such personnel in connection with their investigative duties that could lead to felony prosecutions.