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FL H0507
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Casello
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AI Summary
- Exempts the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of sexual assault counselors (as defined in s. 90.5035(1)(b), F.S.) from public records disclosure under s. 119.07(1) and Article I, s. 24(a) of the Florida Constitution
- Adds sexual assault counselors to the existing list of protected personnel categories in s. 119.071(4)(d), F.S., which already covers law enforcement, firefighters, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and other specified government-related employees
- Subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act under s. 119.15, F.S., and will stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature
- Applies retroactively to information held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the exemption
- Justified by legislative finding that sexual assault counselors' personal information appears in police reports and discovery documents, exposing them to harassment, threats, and retaliation from individuals connected to cases they work on; effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Pub. Rec./ Sexual Assault Counselors
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/19/2025
Full Bill Text
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