Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 268
       
       
        
       By Senator Jones
       
       
       
       
       
       34-00767A-25                                           2025268__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to public records; amending s.
    3         119.071, F.S.; defining terms; providing exemptions
    4         from public records requirements for the partial home
    5         addresses and telephone numbers of current public
    6         officers, their spouses, and their adult children, and
    7         the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of
    8         birth of, and the names and locations of schools and
    9         day care facilities attended by, the minor children of
   10         such officers; authorizing the disclosure of exempt
   11         information for a specified purpose; providing for the
   12         future legislative review and repeal of the
   13         exemptions; providing for retroactive application of
   14         the exemptions; providing a statement of public
   15         necessity; providing an effective date.
   16          
   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   18  
   19         Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
   20  119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   21         119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
   22  public records.—
   23         (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.—
   24         (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
   25         a. “Home addresses” means the dwelling location at which an
   26  individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
   27  address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
   28  identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
   29  name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
   30  property information that may reveal the home address.
   31         b. “Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to
   32  the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320.
   33         c. “Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers,
   34  personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
   35  numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
   36  communications devices.
   37         2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
   38  and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
   39  personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by
   40  a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
   41  correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
   42  Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
   43  abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
   44  activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
   45  are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
   46  personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
   47  whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
   48  enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
   49  addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
   50  places of employment of the spouses and children of such
   51  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
   52  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
   53  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
   54  Constitution.
   55         b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
   56  and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
   57  personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
   58  include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers’ compensation
   59  coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
   60  activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
   61  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
   62  places of employment of the spouses and children of such
   63  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
   64  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
   65  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
   66  Constitution.
   67         c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
   68  and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
   69  personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation’s Bureau of
   70  Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
   71  of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
   72  regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
   73  telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
   74  the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
   75  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
   76  children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
   77  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
   78         d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
   79  and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
   80  compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
   81  numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
   82  of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
   83  and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
   84  children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
   85  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
   86         e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
   87  numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
   88  district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
   89  county court judges and current judicial assistants; the names,
   90  home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
   91  employment of the spouses and children of current or former
   92  justices and judges and current judicial assistants; and the
   93  names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
   94  by the children of current or former justices and judges and
   95  current judicial assistants are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
   96  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph
   97  is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in
   98  accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2,
   99  2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment
  100  by the Legislature.
  101         f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  102  and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
  103  state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
  104  prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
  105  photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
  106  spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
  107  assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
  108  statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
  109  and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
  110  former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
  111  prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
  112  s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  113         g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
  114  numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
  115  compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
  116  of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
  117  hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
  118  dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
  119  children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
  120  compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
  121  of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
  122  hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
  123  care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates,
  124  special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
  125  administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
  126  Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are
  127  exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  128  Constitution.
  129         h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  130  and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
  131  relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
  132  managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
  133  or water management district whose duties include hiring and
  134  firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
  135  other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
  136  telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
  137  the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
  138  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  139  children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
  140  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  141         i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  142  and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
  143  the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  144  and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
  145  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
  146  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
  147  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  148  Constitution.
  149         j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
  150  employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
  151  guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.01; the names, home
  152  addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
  153  employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
  154  names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
  155  by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
  156  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  157         k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  158  and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
  159  officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
  160  superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
  161  justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
  162  officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
  163  juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
  164  juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
  165  supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
  166  human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
  167  therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
  168  Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
  169  dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
  170  of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
  171  day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
  172  are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  173  Constitution.
  174         l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  175  and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
  176  public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
  177  and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
  178  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
  179  places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
  180  former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
  181  conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
  182  conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
  183  of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
  184  current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
  185  criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
  186  criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
  187  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  188         m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  189  and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
  190  of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
  191  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
  192  places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
  193  or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
  194  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  195  children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
  196  are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  197  Constitution.
  198         n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
  199  birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
  200  telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
  201  the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
  202  and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  203  children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
  204  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  205         o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  206  and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
  207  of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
  208  or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability
  209  benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed
  210  against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health
  211  care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the
  212  Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone
  213  numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
  214  and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
  215  schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
  216  personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
  217  the State Constitution.
  218         p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  219  and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner
  220  consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former
  221  employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties
  222  result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to
  223  practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses,
  224  telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
  225  the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
  226  and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
  227  attended by the children of such consultants or employees are
  228  exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  229  Constitution.
  230         q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  231  and photographs of current or former emergency medical
  232  technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the
  233  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
  234  places of employment of the spouses and children of such
  235  emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and
  236  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  237  children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are
  238  exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  239  Constitution.
  240         r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  241  and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an
  242  agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit
  243  department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste,
  244  fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that
  245  could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
  246  the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  247  and places of employment of spouses and children of such
  248  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
  249  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
  250  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  251  Constitution.
  252         s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  253  and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
  254  supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction
  255  treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
  256  photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
  257  spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
  258  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  259  children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
  260  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this
  261  sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means
  262  a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed
  263  pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention,
  264  intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed
  265  service component described in s. 397.311(27).
  266         t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  267  and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
  268  supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
  269  that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfills the
  270  screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a
  271  Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
  272  include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
  273  abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
  274  or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
  275  review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
  276  photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
  277  spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
  278  names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
  279  by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
  280  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  281         u. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
  282  employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
  283  staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s.
  284  90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the
  285  Department of Children and Families under chapter 39; the names,
  286  home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates
  287  of birth, and photographs of the spouses and children of such
  288  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
  289  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
  290  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  291  Constitution.
  292         v. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  293  and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators
  294  of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the
  295  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
  296  places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
  297  former inspectors or investigators; and the names and locations
  298  of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
  299  current or former inspectors or investigators are exempt from s.
  300  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
  301  sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
  302  Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on
  303  October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
  304  reenactment by the Legislature.
  305         w. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  306  and photographs of current county attorneys, assistant county
  307  attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant
  308  city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys; the names, home
  309  addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
  310  places of employment of the spouses and children of current
  311  county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county
  312  attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy
  313  city attorneys; and the names and locations of schools and day
  314  care facilities attended by the children of current county
  315  attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys,
  316  city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city
  317  attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
  318  the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to a
  319  county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county
  320  attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city
  321  attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public
  322  office. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government
  323  Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
  324  repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from
  325  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
  326         x. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  327  and photographs of current or former commissioners of the
  328  Florida Gaming Control Commission; the names, home addresses,
  329  telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of
  330  employment of the spouses and children of such current or former
  331  commissioners; and the names and locations of schools and day
  332  care facilities attended by the children of such current or
  333  former commissioners are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),
  334  Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is
  335  subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance
  336  with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029,
  337  unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
  338  Legislature.
  339         y. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  340  and photographs of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy
  341  clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court
  342  personnel; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates
  343  of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children
  344  of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the
  345  circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel; and the
  346  names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
  347  by the children of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy
  348  clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court
  349  personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
  350  the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the
  351  Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15
  352  and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and
  353  saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
  354         z.(I)As used in this sub-subparagraph, the term:
  355         (A)“Partial home addresses” means the dwelling location at
  356  which an individual resides and includes the physical address,
  357  mailing address, or street address, except for the city and zip
  358  code of such dwelling; parcel identification number; plot
  359  identification number; legal property description; neighborhood
  360  name and lot number; GPS coordinates; and any other descriptive
  361  property information that may reveal the home address.
  362         (B)“Public officer” means a person elected to state or
  363  local office.
  364         (II)(A)The partial home addresses of a current public
  365  officer and his or her spouse are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
  366  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  367         (B)The telephone numbers of a spouse of a current public
  368  officer are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the
  369  State Constitution.
  370         (III)(A)If a public officer has a minor child, the child’s
  371  name, home addresses, telephone numbers, and date of birth and
  372  the name and location of the school or day care facility
  373  attended by the child are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),
  374  Art. I of the State Constitution.
  375         (B)Upon a public officer’s minor child reaching the age of
  376  majority, only the child’s partial home addresses and telephone
  377  numbers are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the
  378  State Constitution.
  379         (IV)Information made exempt by this sub-subparagraph may
  380  be disclosed to another agency or governmental entity if
  381  disclosure of such information is necessary for the receiving
  382  agency or governmental entity to perform its duties and
  383  responsibilities.
  384         (V)This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government
  385  Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
  386  repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved from
  387  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
  388         3. An agency that is the custodian of the information
  389  specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the
  390  officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
  391  subparagraph 2. must maintain the exempt status of that
  392  information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other
  393  person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a
  394  written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption
  395  to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the
  396  statutory basis for the individual’s exemption request and
  397  confirm the individual’s status as a party eligible for exempt
  398  status.
  399         4.a. A county property appraiser, as defined in s.
  400  192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s.
  401  192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for
  402  maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must
  403  comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status
  404  and the instrument number or Official Records book and page
  405  number identifying the property with the exempt status from all
  406  publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser
  407  or tax collector. For written requests received on or before
  408  July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax
  409  collector must comply with this sub-subparagraph by October 1,
  410  2021. A county property appraiser or county tax collector may
  411  not remove the street address, legal description, or other
  412  information identifying real property within the agency’s
  413  records so long as a name or personal information otherwise
  414  exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this section is
  415  not associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the
  416  public records of the agency.
  417         b. Any information restricted from public display,
  418  inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be
  419  provided to the individual whose information was removed.
  420         5. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other
  421  person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request
  422  for the release of his or her exempt information to the
  423  custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must
  424  specify the information to be released and the party authorized
  425  to receive the information. Upon receipt of the written request,
  426  the custodial agency must release the specified information to
  427  the party authorized to receive such information.
  428         6. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
  429  held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
  430  exemption.
  431         7. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be
  432  disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized
  433  pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s.
  434  624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
  435  defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney
  436  duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing
  437  with The Florida Bar.
  438         8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the
  439  Official Records is maintained only during the period when a
  440  protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon
  441  conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such
  442  real property no longer constitutes a protected party’s home
  443  address as defined in sub-subparagraph 1.a., the protected party
  444  must submit a written request to release the removed information
  445  to the county recorder. The written request to release the
  446  removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a
  447  protected party’s request for release is pursuant to a
  448  conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the
  449  Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk’s
  450  file number for each document containing the information to be
  451  released.
  452         9. Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a
  453  certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party
  454  can request the county recorder to release a protected
  455  decedent’s removed information unless there is a related request
  456  on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the
  457  decedent’s information or unless such removal is otherwise
  458  prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to
  459  release the removed information upon the death of a protected
  460  party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or
  461  court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for
  462  release is due to the death of a protected party, and must
  463  specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument
  464  number, or clerk’s file number for each document containing the
  465  information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the
  466  release of any document pursuant to such request.
  467         Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
  468  necessity that the partial home addresses of public officers;
  469  the partial home addresses and telephone numbers of the spouses
  470  and adult children of such officers; the names, home addresses,
  471  telephone numbers, and dates of birth of the minor children of
  472  such officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
  473  care facilities attended by the minor children be made exempt
  474  from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of
  475  the State Constitution. Public officers are often confronted
  476  with making difficult and impactful policy decisions. As a
  477  result, public officers and their families may receive threats,
  478  including, but not limited to, verbal threats, harassment, and
  479  intimidation, as a result of carrying out their official duties.
  480  Vulnerability to such threats may discourage residents of this
  481  state from seeking elected office in order to protect themselves
  482  and their families. The Legislature further finds that the harm
  483  that may result from the release of such personal identifying
  484  and location information outweighs any public benefit that may
  485  be derived from the disclosure of the information.
  486         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.