Public Records Privacy for State Attorney Support Staff
January 5, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently dead. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 21, 2026SenateNow in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
- Jan 15, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 12, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
- Jan 5, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →The Frame
The bill aimed to protect specific government employees from potential harassment or retaliation by keeping their personal contact and location data private, though the measure died in committee during the 2026 session.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
State attorney's office nonlegal support staff
The bill would have restricted public access to their personal identifying and location information.
Spouses and children of nonlegal support staff
Their personal information, including school locations and places of employment, would have been shielded from public records requests.
Last recorded activity January 5, 2026.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
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Why It Matters
The bill aimed to protect specific government employees from potential harassment or retaliation by keeping their personal contact and location data private, though the measure died in committee during the 2026 session.
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Voting Record
Favorable
Total
9
Yes
7
No
2
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
Sponsors
Discoveries
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Expansion of Privacy Protections
The bill represents a trend of extending public records exemptions to increasingly specific categories of government support staff, citing safety concerns related to their access to sensitive criminal justice data.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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