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SB 1434: Public Records

GENERAL BILL by Rouson

Public Records; Revising the definition of the term “actual cost of duplication”; providing that it is a violation of ch. 119, F.S., to fail to acknowledge a public record request promptly and in good faith; prohibiting an agency from asserting that a record was exempt or confidential and exempt under specified circumstances; defining the term “any electronic medium stored, maintained, or used by an agency”; providing a civil penalty for persons who violate provisions related to accessing public records, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 6/16/2025 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
6/16/2025 Senate • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability