SESSION WATCH
Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 263

Public Records
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SPONSOR
Rizo
FILED BY
Alex Rizo — District 112, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

Filed under Local Government.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Public Records; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, & assistant city managers, including names & personal identifying & location information of their spouses & children; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides for retroactive application; provides statement of public necessity.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Exempts personal information of county administrators and city managers from disclosure.

A new public records exemption shields the home addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates of current county administrators and city managers, including their deputies and assistants, from disclosure.

Spouses and children of these officials get the same protection, plus photographs and workplace information, and the names and locations of schools and day cares the children attend.

Oddly, the officials themselves get no photograph protection under this new exemption, even though their own spouses and children do.

The exemption's text covers only current officeholders, not people who have left these positions, and it is set to expire October 2, 2031 absent legislative reenactment.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Exempts address, phone, and birth date of administrators and managers majors. 119.071

AIHome addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of current county administrators, deputy and assistant county administrators, and city managers and their deputies and assistants are removed from public disclosure and the constitutional right of access.

“The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of current county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators” bill text, line 199 →
§ 2 Extends broader protection, including photos, to spouses and children moderates. 119.071

AISpouses and children of these officials get names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, photographs, and places of employment shielded, plus the schools and day cares their children attend.

“the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and children” bill text, line 61 →
§ 3 Covers deputy and assistant titles, not just the top office moderates. 119.071

AIThe exemption names deputy and assistant county administrators and deputy and assistant city managers directly, not only the county administrator or city manager who holds the top position.

“deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and assistant city managers” bill text, line 6 →
§ 4 Sets the new exemption to expire in 2031 absent reenactment technicals. 119.071

AILike other entries on this list, the exemption for these officials automatically sunsets in five years unless the Legislature reviews it and votes to keep it in force.

“shall stand repealed on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature” bill text, line 402 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
11/4/2025
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
11/4/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
11/4/2025
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
11/4/2025
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
10/27/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 119.071
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