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FL HB 747

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Pub. Rec./Sealing of Criminal History Records

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 747 pass?

No. FL HB 747 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 747 about?

Pub. Rec./Sealing of Criminal History Records; Expands existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; provides for future review & repeal of expanded exemption; provides for reversion of specified language if exemption is not saved from repeal; provides statement of public necessity.

Who sponsors FL HB 747?

Koster is the primary sponsor of FL HB 747, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Pub. Rec./Sealing of Criminal History Records; Expands existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; provides for future review & repeal of expanded exemption; provides for reversion of specified language if exemption is not saved from repeal; provides statement of public necessity.

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

  • Kosterprimary
  • Valdéscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Judiciary Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-01-29

    Now in Judiciary Committee

  3. 2026-01-29

    Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

  4. 2026-01-29

    Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-01-27

    Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

  6. 2026-01-20

    Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

  7. 2026-01-20

    Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  8. 2026-01-20

    Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-01-15

    Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  10. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

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  11. 2025-12-16

    Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  12. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

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  13. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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  15. 2025-12-11

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)

    2026-01-20 · pass · 15-2

  • Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee)

    2026-01-29 · pass · 14-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/747/ByCategory

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