BILL SUMMARY DETAILS

Florida League of Cities

Public Records and Meetings/Cybersecurity or Ransomware Incident (Support)

HB 7057 (State Administration and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, Giallombardo) and SB 1694 (Hutson) create a public records exemption for all information related to a cybersecurity or ransomware incident held by a local government, state agency or sheriff. The bills also create a public meeting exemption for any portion of a meeting that would reveal information related to a local government's physical or virtual data or information or information technology resources. A transcript and recording must be made of the exempt portion of the meeting, and those records are exempt from the public. (Taggart)