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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 830

Public Records/County Administrators and City Managers
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Leek
FILED BY
Thomas J. Leek — District 7, Republican [search donations]
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7/1/2026
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Filed under Local Government.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Public Records/County Administrators and City Managers; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and assistant city managers, including the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of current county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and assistant city managers; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing for retroactive application; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Shields current county administrators' and city managers' addresses from disclosure.

Current county administrators, deputy and assistant county administrators, city managers, and deputy and assistant city managers gain a public-records exemption for their home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth.

The same protection covers spouses and children: their names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, photographs, and employers, plus the schools and day cares the children attend -- though the administrators' own photographs are not exempted.

Because the exemption names only "current" officeholders, protection ends the moment someone leaves the position -- a narrower reach than sibling exemptions elsewhere in the same law that cover both current and former holders.

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

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Exempts current administrators' and managers' addresses and birthdates moderates. 119.071(4)(d)

AIRemoves public access to the home address, telephone number, and date of birth of any current county administrator, deputy or assistant county administrator, city manager, or deputy or assistant city manager -- but not their photograph.

“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 the shield to spouses, children, and their schools moderates. 119.071(4)(d)

AIExtends protection to spouses and children of those officials, covering their names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, photographs, 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, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and children” bill text, line 61 →
§ 3 New exemption expires in 2031 absent legislative renewal technicals. 119.071(4)(d)

AIThe exemption is subject to 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 402 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Messages
3/5/2026
In Messages
3/5/2026
Passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 5 -SJ 590
3/5/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 590
3/5/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 590
3/2/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
2/25/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/24/2026
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 3
2/19/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/12/2026
Now in Rules
2/11/2026
Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
2/6/2026
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability,...
1/20/2026
Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
1/20/2026
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/15/2026
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37...
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/16/2025
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and...
12/9/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 119.071
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