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This bill creates new confidentiality protections for sensitive government reports and meetings related to potential adversarial threats, specifically in the context of a potential Pacific conflict. The Chief of Domestic Security will be required to produce a detailed report by July 1, 2026, examining potential risks to state assets, critical infrastructure, and military installations, including specific vulnerabilities and recommended mitigation strategies. Both this report and subsequent notifications to owners and operators of critical infrastructure will be classified as confidential and exempt from public records laws. Additionally, any Council on Pacific Conflict meetings where these sensitive materials are discussed will be closed to the public. These exemptions are designed to prevent potentially harmful information about infrastructure vulnerabilities from being disclosed to potential bad actors. The confidentiality provisions are set to automatically expire on October 2, 2030, unless the Legislature specifically votes to extend them, which is a standard sunset provision to ensure periodic review of such exemptions. The bill emphasizes that keeping this information private is necessary to protect state and national security interests by preventing potential adversaries from gaining strategic insights into infrastructure vulnerabilities.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/914