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SPB 7000

OGSR/Site-specific Location Information for Endangered and Threatened Species

2025 Regular Session

SPB 7000: OGSR/Site-specific Location Information for Endangered and Threatened Species OverviewBill Number: SPB 7000 Title: OGSR/Site-specific Location Information for Endangered

Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
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Bill Summary · SPB 7000

SPB 7000: OGSR/Site-specific Location Information for Endangered and Threatened Species

Overview

Bill Number: SPB 7000
Title: OGSR/Site-specific Location Information for Endangered and Threatened Species
Status: Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Introduced: October 27, 2025

Purpose and Intent

This bill seeks to exempt certain sensitive information related to the location of endangered and threatened species from public records disclosure requirements. The intent is to protect these vulnerable species from potential harm or exploitation that could result from the public release of their precise geographic locations.

Key Provisions

  • Exempts from public records requirements any information held by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that reveals the site-specific location of endangered or threatened species
  • Specifies that this exemption applies to both paper and electronic records
  • Allows the commission to disclose location information to approved parties, such as researchers or conservation groups, on a need-to-know basis
  • Requires the commission to adopt rules to ensure the confidentiality and secure handling of the exempt information

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • Endangered and threatened species in Florida will benefit from increased protections for their sensitive location data, reducing the risk of poaching, habitat destruction, or other threats
  • The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will be responsible for implementing the new confidentiality requirements and procedures
  • Researchers, conservation groups, and other approved parties may need to follow new protocols to access location information for their work

Procedural and Timeline Considerations

This bill has been submitted as a committee bill and has been reported favorably by the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, passing with a vote of 9-0. The bill will now proceed to the next stage of the legislative process, where it will be considered by the full Florida Senate and House of Representatives. If passed by both chambers and signed into law by the governor, the new public records exemption would take effect immediately.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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