No. SB 144
Filed under Local Government.
Public Records/Judicial Qualifications Commission; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former employees of the Judicial Qualifications Commission and the personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such employees; providing for legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA new public records exemption shields the home addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and photographs of current and former Judicial Qualifications Commission employees from disclosure under Florida's public records law and constitution.
The same protection covers the names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, photographs, and workplaces of employees' spouses and children, plus the schools and day care facilities the children attend.
The bill's public-necessity statement cites harassment of commission staff by litigants angry over unfavorable judicial-discipline outcomes, including doxing, threatening calls, and confrontations at employees' homes.
The exemption is set to expire on October 2, 2031, unless the Legislature reviews it and votes to reenact it, following the standard sunset-review cycle for public records exemptions.
AIHome addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and photographs of current and former Judicial Qualifications Commission employees are removed from public records access and from the state constitutional right of access.
AIThe same categories of information, plus place of employment for spouses and children, and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities the children attend, are also shielded from disclosure.
AILike other entries on this list, the JQC employee exemption automatically sunsets in five years unless the Legislature reviews it and votes to keep it in force.