Pub. Rec./Public Officers
Summary
Pub. Rec./Public Officers; Exempts from public records requirements the partial home addresses & telephone numbers of current congressional members & public officers & their spouses & adult children & names, home addresses, telephone numbers, & dates of birth of, & names & locations of schools & day care facilities attended by, minor children of such congressional members & public officers; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides methods for maintenance of exemption; provides for retroactive application of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Last action Apr 29, 2025
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The bill was amended to expand its scope from protecting only public officers and their families to also include congressional members and their families. This change broadens the privacy protections for a wider range of government officials and their dependents.
Scope change
Expanded from covering only public officers to also include congressional members and their spouses and adult children
SCOPE
Added congressional members to the list of protected individuals whose partial home addresses and telephone numbers are exempt from public records disclosure
Extended protections to include adult children of congressional members, not just minor children
DEFINITION
Updated the bill title and summary language to reflect the expanded scope of protected individuals
Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 25
Apr 8, 2025
D
Democratic7
71% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0-4)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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