The public will have easier access to controversial police videos thanks to a bill Governor Rick Scott signed into law Friday.
Lawmakers in 2011 shielded videos depicting the deaths of law enforcement officers following a tragedy in Tampa.
Critics say the public records exemption was overly broad. The change narrows the exemption to active duty law enforcement, says Republican Senator Rob Bradley of Fleming Island.
“It’s a balance between what were the original concerns but more narrowly tailoring it to those original concerns rather than what I would personally consider an overly broad public records exemption.”
Sponsors have been trying to narrow the exemption for the past several years.
The Police Benevolent Association and the First Amendment Foundation supported the compromise.
