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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 884

Public Records/Owners and Operators of Family Foster Homes
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Rodriguez
FILED BY
Ana Maria Rodriguez — District 40, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Children

Filed under Local Government.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Public Records/Owners and Operators of Family Foster Homes; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former owners and operators of family foster homes and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such owners and operators; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Shields foster-home owners, operators, and foster children from public disclosure.

Current and former owners and operators of family foster homes gain a public-records exemption for their home addresses, phone numbers, places of employment, dates of birth, and photographs, removing this information from public disclosure.

The exemption's definition of "children" covers not just an owner's or operator's own kids but any child the Department of Children and Families has placed in that foster home, extending the same address and identity shield to foster children themselves.

The same protection covers spouses of owners and operators too, plus the names and locations of schools and day cares the children attend -- details that could reveal where a placed child now lives.

The Legislature says the goal is to hide a foster child's location from biological parents only until a case concludes and custody is restored, but the exemption's own text has no such time limit.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Defines "children" to include foster children placed in the home majors. 119.071(4)(d)

AIThe exemption's own definitions cover not only an owner's or operator's children by blood, marriage, or adoption, but also any child the Department of Children and Families has placed in that foster home, extending the shield to unrelated foster children.

“who has been placed in a family foster home by the Department of Children and Families” bill text, line 355 →
§ 2 Exempts foster-home owners' and operators' personal details moderates. 119.071(4)(d)

AIRemoves public access to the home address, telephone number, place of employment, date of birth, and photograph of any current or former owner or operator of a family foster home.

“The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former owners and operators of family foster homes” bill text, line 146 →
§ 3 Extends the shield to spouses, children, and their schools moderates. 119.071(4)(d)

AIExtends the exemption to the names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and employers of spouses and children of covered owners and operators, 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 persons” bill text, line 57 →
§ 4 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 371 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/16/2025
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental...
12/11/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 119.071
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