A bill that would allow certain police body-camera footage to be kept from public view is facing criticism from Sunshine Law advocates and others who say it would defeat the very purpose of the devices. The legislation (SB 248), would make body-camera video exempt from public-records law when it is shot within a private residence, inside […]
Combee Public Records Exemption Clears House Committee – The Ledger
The House Governmental Operations Committee passed House Bill 223 by Rep. Neil Combee, R-Lakeland, Tuesday, which would exempt from public records laws the names of applicants for top administrative posts in Florida’s university or state college systems. The bill must now go before the House Education Committee before going to the full House to be voted on. The […]
On Average, More Than 25 Sunshine Law Exemptions Created Annually Over Past Three-Decades – The Tampa Tribune
The “sun” may be getting dimmer in the Sunshine State. The Florida Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill (SB 200) that exempts from public records disclosure any email address used by tax collectors to send tax notices. It’s one of at least 60 efforts introduced this legislative session to close more state-held information to […]
