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FL SB 744

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Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 744 pass?

No. FL SB 744 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 744 about?

Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers; Prohibiting law enforcement officers from accepting and processing public records requests while engaged in certain activities; providing that a law enforcement officer makes a certain determination; requiring that a law enforcement officer verbally inform an individual of certain information; providing criminal penalties for individuals who knowingly and willfully persist in attempting to compel a law enforcement officer to accept and process a public records request under certain circumstances, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 744?

Yarborough is the primary sponsor of FL SB 744.

Description

Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers; Prohibiting law enforcement officers from accepting and processing public records requests while engaged in certain activities; providing that a law enforcement officer makes a certain determination; requiring that a law enforcement officer verbally inform an individual of certain information; providing criminal penalties for individuals who knowingly and willfully persist in attempting to compel a law enforcement officer to accept and process a public records request under certain circumstances, etc.

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

Sponsors

  • Yarboroughprimary

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. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-12-03

    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/2026/744/ByCategory

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