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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 370

Public Records/Commissioners of the Florida Commission on Human Relations
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SPONSOR
Davis
FILED BY
Tracie Davis — District 5, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Filed under Local Government.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Public Records/Commissioners of the Florida Commission on Human Relations; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of certain current or former personnel and commissioners of the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the spouses and children of such current or former personnel and commissioners; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Shields addresses, birthdates, and photos of certain commission staff from disclosure.

Current and former Commission on Human Relations personnel and commissioners who determine, investigate, or process discrimination and retaliation complaints get a new public-records exemption for their home addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs.

The same protection extends to spouses and children of those personnel: their names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and employers become exempt, along with the schools and day cares the children attend.

The exemption applies to anyone whose duties touch a complaint's intake or dismissal, not only commissioners who decide cases, so it could reach junior staff who merely log or close files.

Like similar exemptions, this one is not permanent: it is subject to mandatory legislative sunset review and automatically expires on October 2, 2031, unless lawmakers act to renew it.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Exempts personal details of adjudicatory and investigative staff moderates. 119.071(4)(d)

AIRemoves public access to the home address, phone number, date of birth, and photograph of any current or former Commission on Human Relations employee or commissioner whose duties include determining, investigating, or processing discrimination complaints.

“The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former personnel and commissioners” bill text, line 33 →
§ 2 Extends the shield to spouses, children, and their schools moderates. 119.071(4)(d)

AIExtends the same protection to spouses and children of those employees and commissioners, covering their names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and employers, plus the names and locations of schools and day care facilities the children attend.

“the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such personnel and commissioners” bill text, line 56 →
§ 3 Exemption expires in 2031 absent legislative renewal technicals. 119.071(4)(d)

AIThe new exemption is not permanent. It falls under the Open Government Sunset Review Act and automatically repeals five years after taking effect unless the Legislature reviews and reenacts it first.

“shall stand repealed on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature” bill text, line 395 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
1/13/2026
Introduced
11/17/2025
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
11/4/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 119.071
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