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FL HB 627

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Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 627 pass?

No. FL HB 627 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Judiciary Committee

What is FL HB 627 about?

Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty; Authorizes certain law enforcement officers to decline to accept or process public records requests; provides requirements for such officers; provides penalty.

Who sponsors FL HB 627?

Berfield, Criminal Justice Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 627, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty; Authorizes certain law enforcement officers to decline to accept or process public records requests; provides requirements for such officers; provides penalty.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Berfieldprimary
  • Criminal Justice Subcommitteeprimary
  • Fabriciocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Judiciary Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-02-11

    Now in Judiciary Committee

  3. 2026-02-11

    Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

  4. 2026-02-11

    Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-02-09

    Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

  6. 2026-02-06

    Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

  7. 2026-02-06

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-06

    Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-05

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  10. 2026-02-05

    CS Filed

    filing

  11. 2026-02-05

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  12. 2026-02-05

    Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  13. 2026-02-05

    Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-03

    Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  15. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  16. 2025-12-12

    Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  17. 2025-12-12

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-12-12

    Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-12-12

    Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-12-03

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)

    2026-02-05 · pass · 13-0

  • Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee)

    2026-02-11 · pass · 18-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/627/ByCategory

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