The Florida Senate

HB 1201: Public Records

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Jacobs

Public Records; Revises definition of "medical examiner"; provides legal guardian or sibling access to photograph, video or audio recording of autopsy; provides that legal guardian or sibling shall be given reasonable notice of opportunity to be present & heard at any hearing on petition to view or make copy of such photograph or recording; provides exemption from public records requirements; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides retroactive applicability.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/1/2019	House	• Filed
  3/5/2019	House	• Introduced -HJ 122
  3/8/2019	House	• Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 377
  5/3/2019	House	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee

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• HB 1201, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2019 at 10:29 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  406.135	Autopsies; confidentiality of photographs and video and audio recordings; exemption.	Page 2 (pdf)

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