The proposed bill aims to enhance the privacy and security of public servants in Florida by allowing them to prevent the disclosure of their personal information by data brokers. It establishes a new section, 111.101, in the Florida Statutes, which defines key terms and outlines the process for public employees and officials to submit written notices to data brokers to cease the disclosure of their protected information. This includes home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and other personal identifiers. The bill recognizes the increasing threats faced by public servants due to the accessibility of their personal information and seeks to provide them with legal recourse against data brokers who fail to comply with these nondisclosure requests.

In addition to the provisions for nondisclosure, the bill stipulates that data brokers who violate these requirements may be held liable for damages, including actual or liquidated damages, punitive damages for willful disregard of the law, and reasonable attorney fees. The legislation emphasizes that the standard of fault in any legal proceedings will be ordinary negligence, and it clarifies that the availability of a covered person's information from other sources does not absolve data brokers from liability. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and is designed to be liberally construed to fulfill its protective purpose for public servants and their families.