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FL HB 509

died on adjournment

Code Inspector Body Cameras

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Code Inspector Body Cameras; Requires governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras to establish certain policies & procedures; requires such governmental entity to ensure that certain training occurs, to retain certain data in accordance with public records laws, & to perform periodic review of actual body camera practices; provides that certain provisions relating to interception of wire, electronic, & oral communications do not apply to body camera recordings made by code inspectors.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-10 — Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 504
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Partingtonprimary
  • Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommitteeprimary
  • López, J.cosponsor
  • Kendallcosponsor
  • Brannancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-21

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-12-03

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-12-03

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-12-03

    Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  5. 2026-01-12

    Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

  6. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  7. 2026-01-14

    Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-01-14

    Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  9. 2026-01-14

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  10. 2026-01-14

    CS Filed

    filing

  11. 2026-01-15

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  12. 2026-01-16

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-01-16

    Now in State Affairs Committee

  14. 2026-02-06

    Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  15. 2026-02-10

    Favorable by State Affairs Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-10

    Reported out of State Affairs Committee

  17. 2026-02-10

    Bill released to House Calendar

  18. 2026-02-10

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  19. 2026-03-10

    Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 504

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee)

    2026-01-14 · pass · 15-0

  • Favorable (State Affairs Committee)

    2026-02-10 · pass · 26-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/509/ByCategory

Attribution

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