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FL SB 812

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Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 812 pass?

No. FL SB 812 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

What is FL SB 812 about?

Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; authorizing disclosure of criminal history records to a state attorney for a specified purpose; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 812?

Simon, Criminal Justice are the primary sponsors of FL SB 812.

Description

Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; authorizing disclosure of criminal history records to a state attorney for a specified purpose; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Simonprimary
  • Criminal Justiceprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

    failure

  2. 2026-01-22

    CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

  3. 2026-01-22

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  4. 2026-01-21

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. 2026-01-20

    CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1

  6. 2026-01-15

    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  7. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  8. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-12-09

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-20 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Bernard: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Pizzo: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/812/ByCategory

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