Bill Commons

FL SB 1202

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Eyewitness Identification

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1202 pass?

No. FL SB 1202 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Criminal Justice

What is FL SB 1202 about?

Eyewitness Identification; Revising eyewitness identification procedures; requiring a law enforcement officer to record, as completely as possible, an eyewitness’s description of the possible perpetrator of a crime and include the description in the offense report; providing that if facial recognition technology is used to identify a suspect, a lineup may not be conducted unless certain conditions are met; requiring a law enforcement officer or agency to make efforts to perform a lineup rather than use a show-up or a first-time-in-court identification, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1202?

Truenow is the primary sponsor of FL SB 1202.

Description

Eyewitness Identification; Revising eyewitness identification procedures; requiring a law enforcement officer to record, as completely as possible, an eyewitness’s description of the possible perpetrator of a crime and include the description in the offense report; providing that if facial recognition technology is used to identify a suspect, a lineup may not be conducted unless certain conditions are met; requiring a law enforcement officer or agency to make efforts to perform a lineup rather than use a show-up or a first-time-in-court identification, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Criminal Justice
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Truenowprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Criminal Justice

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-06

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1202/ByCategory

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