State Sen. Clay Yarborough of Jacksonville has filed a bill that would provide a public records exemption for personal information about medical examiners and their families.

Yarborough, a Republican, filed SB 1272 on Thursday for consideration during the 2024 legislative session, which will start Tuesday. Rep. Lisa Dunkley, D-Sunrise, filed a similar bill (HB 1237) in the House.

The bills would shield from public disclosure information such as addresses, telephone numbers and dates of birth of current and former medical examiners and their spouses and children.

“The Legislature finds that the release of such personal identifying and location information poses potential security risks for and allows unwarranted intrusion into the private lives of such current or former medical examiners and their family members,” the bills said. “Public availability of such personal identifying and location information may compromise the ability of such current or former medical examiners to carry out their public duties and disrupt the operation of the medical examiners’ offices.”