Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1064: Disclosure of Public Servants' Personal Information
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizing certain public employees and officials to provide a written notice to a data broker to prevent disclosure of specified personal data concerning themselves and related persons; prohibiting a data broker from disclosing or redisclosing certain data after receipt of such notice; authorizing data brokers to provide e-mail addresses for receipt of such notice under specified conditions; providing for civil actions against a data broker for failure to comply, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the disclosure of public servants' personal information; providing legislative findings; creating s. 111.101, F.S.; defining terms; authorizing certain public employees and officials to provide a written notice to a data broker to prevent disclosure of specified personal data concerning themselves and related persons; prohibiting a data broker from disclosing or redisclosing certain data after receipt of such notice; authorizing data brokers to provide e mail addresses for receipt of such notice under specified conditions…
From the introduced text, January 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the disclosure of public servants' personal information; providing legislative findings; creating s. 111.101, F.S.; defining terms; authorizing certain public employees and officials to provide a written notice to a data broker to prevent disclosure of specified personal data concerning themselves and related persons; prohibiting a data broker from disclosing or redisclosing certain data after receipt of such notice; authorizing data brokers to provide e mail addresses for receipt of such notice under specified conditions; providing for civil actions against a data broker for failure to comply; providing the standard of fault in such actions; providing that it is not a defense that protected information was available through specified means; providing that it is an affirmative defense to assert that the person is not a covered person; providing exceptions; providing for damages and costs; providing construction; providing severability; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. The Legislature finds that the state's judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and other public servants play an essential role in the functioning of the government of this state and that the nature of their public duties regularly places them in danger of death, serious physical injury, threats, intimidation, and other reprisals. Violence, threats, and intimidation targeted at …