Bill > S0746

This bill amends Florida's public records law to provide a new exemption for medical examiners, their spouses, and children. Specifically, the bill defines a "medical examiner" as any district, associate, or substitute medical examiner acting under Chapter 406, including their employees, deputies, or agents. The bill exempts the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current and former medical examiners from public records requirements. This exemption also covers the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of their spouses and children, as well as the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by their children. The Legislature justifies this exemption by arguing that releasing such personal information could pose security risks, compromise the ability of medical examiners to perform their duties, and potentially disrupt the operation of medical examiners' offices. The exemption is subject to future legislative review and will automatically expire on October 2, 2030, unless the Legislature reenacts it. The bill aims to protect the personal privacy and safety of medical examiners and their families by preventing the public disclosure of their sensitive personal information.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/746