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FL S0710
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Criminal Justice
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AI Summary
- Exempts from public records requirements the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former employees, board members, and volunteers of crime stoppers organizations as defined in s. 16.557(1), Florida Statutes
- Extends the same exemption to the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of those crime stoppers personnel, as well as the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by their children
- Justifies the exemption on the grounds that friends, associates, and family members of individuals involved in criminal investigations may retaliate against crime stoppers personnel who collect sensitive tip information, forward it to law enforcement, and pay rewards to anonymous tipsters
- Subjects the exemption to the Open Government Sunset Review Act, with automatic repeal on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature
- Takes effect July 1, 2025, and applies retroactively to information held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the exemption
Legislative Description
Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations
Last Action
Died in Messages
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules4/1/2025
Governmental Oversight and Accountability3/12/2025
Full Bill Text
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