In response to a recent state Supreme Court decision, a Florida lawmaker has proposed measures that would restore the right of crime victims, including on-duty police officers, not to have their names disclosed to the public.

Rep. Charles Brannan (R-Macclenny) filed House Bill 1607 and HB 1605 on Jan. 9. The two measures would effectively overturn a high court decision saying a crime victim’s name does not amount to identifiable information that can be used to harass the victim or the victim’s family members. The state Constitution allows victims a path to block disclosure of such information.

The Florida Supreme Court decision was issued in response to a lawsuit brought by two Tallahassee police officers who argued they should be entitled to the privacy protections provided by Marsy’s Law, the constitutional amendment passed in 2018, after being physically attacked. But the high court found that on-duty police officers could not be crime victims.