Bill > AB2086

This bill aims to protect the personal information of individuals who apply for, hold, or are renewing pest control licenses and certificates. It amends existing law to prevent this "personal information," defined as anything that identifies an individual other than their name and mailing address (including photos, social security numbers, home addresses, phone numbers, and medical or disability information), from being considered a public record. This means it will be exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act, which generally requires government agencies to make public records available for inspection. However, the bill allows the Department of Pesticide Regulation to disclose an applicant or licensee's address of record, but it also requires the department to permit individuals to use a post office box or other alternate address instead of their home address. The bill also clarifies that the department can still collect physical addresses for internal administrative use, not for public disclosure. Additionally, it adds a reference to this new confidentiality provision within the Government Code, which lists various types of records that are exempt from public disclosure. The Legislature has made findings that this limitation on public access is necessary to protect the privacy of pest control professionals.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2086