Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 410
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  12/10/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Truenow) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (5) of
    6  section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
    8  public records.—
    9         (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.—
   10         (l) The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
   11  and photographs of current and former private investigators
   12  licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
   13  the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
   14  and places of employment of the spouses and children of current
   15  and former private investigators licensed by the Department of
   16  Agriculture and Consumer Services; and the names and locations
   17  of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
   18  current and former private investigators licensed by the
   19  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are exempt from
   20  s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
   21  This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
   22  Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on
   23  October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
   24  reenactment by the Legislature.
   25         Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
   26  necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of
   27  birth, and photographs of current and former private
   28  investigators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and
   29  Consumer Services; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
   30  dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
   31  children of current and former private investigators licensed by
   32  the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and the
   33  names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
   34  by the children of current and former private investigators
   35  licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
   36  be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s.
   37  24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. Private
   38  investigators routinely engage in sensitive work that may
   39  involve uncovering fraud, locating missing persons, or assisting
   40  in criminal and civil matters. In the course of their duties,
   41  private investigators often interact with individuals who have
   42  strong motives to retaliate or cause harm. Public access to a
   43  private investigator’s home address or personal information
   44  could expose private investigators and their families to
   45  threats, harassment, stalking, or physical violence. Protecting
   46  this information does not diminish transparency or
   47  accountability in government but instead balances the public’s
   48  right to access records with this state’s compelling interest in
   49  safeguarding the personal safety of those who provide critical
   50  private investigative services. Therefore, exempting such
   51  information from public records requirements is a reasonable and
   52  necessary measure to ensure the security and privacy of private
   53  investigators and their families while preserving the integrity
   54  of this state’s public records system.
   55         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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   57  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   58  And the title is amended as follows:
   59         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   60  and insert:
   61                        A bill to be entitled                      
   62         An act relating to public records; amending s.
   63         119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public
   64         records requirements for the personal identifying and
   65         location information of current and former private
   66         investigators licensed by the Department of
   67         Agriculture and Consumer Services and the spouses and
   68         children of such private investigators; providing for
   69         future legislative review and repeal of the exemption;
   70         providing for retroactive application; providing a
   71         statement of public necessity; providing an effective
   72         date.