CS/HB 181: Pub. Rec./ Pawnbroker Transactions
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Partington
Pub. Rec./ Pawnbroker Transactions; Provides exemption from public records requirements for records relating to pawnbroker transactions that are delivered to FDLE; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Effective Date: on the same date that HB 1345 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law
Last Action: 2/5/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/5/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/15/2025 House • Filed
10/21/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/3/2026 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2/5/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS/HB 181, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2026 at 1:26 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1345 (c1) Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer, Secondary Metals Recycler, and Pawnbroker Transactions Criminal Justice Subcommittee Linked Last Action: 2/5/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 
S 1582 (c1) Statewide Data Sharing of Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Transactions Yarborough Compare Last Action: 1/29/2026 S CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 539.003 Confidentiality. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 181, Original Filed Version Posted 10/15/2025 at 1:11 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 466 Public Records/Legal Assistants/Office of the Public Defender/Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Wright Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf) 744.21031 Public records exemption. Page 21 (pdf)