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FL S0300
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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AI Summary
- Expands Florida's public records exemption for circuit court clerks to also cover current appellate court clerks, deputy clerks, and appellate court personnel at the Florida Supreme Court and district courts of appeal
- Exempts from public disclosure the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of covered appellate court personnel, as well as the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, places of employment, and school/day care locations of their spouses and children
- Requires a non-employing custodial agency to maintain the exempt status only while qualifying conditions apply, and requires the exempt individual to submit a written, notarized notification upon cessation of eligibility
- Extends the Open Government Sunset Review repeal date for the clerk exemption from October 2, 2029, to October 2, 2030, unless reenacted by the Legislature
- Includes a public necessity statement citing the risk that appellate court clerks and their families may become targets of retaliation from disgruntled litigants, and takes effect July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Public Records/Appellate Court Clerks and their Spouses and Children
Last Action
Died in Messages
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules4/3/2025
Governmental Oversight and Accountability2/18/2025
Full Bill Text
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