The Florida Senate

HB 437: Public Records

GENERAL BILL by Andrade

Public Records; Provides that it is a violation of ch. 119, F.S., to fail to acknowledge public records request promptly & respond to such request in good faith; revises various provisions relating to custodians of public records, agencies, fees, & penalties; requires written, detailed cost estimate be provided upon request to persons seeking to inspect or copy public record; requires courts to assess specified costs, fees, & penalties; requires certain public records exemption provisions be repealed after specified timeframe unless Legislature reenacts such exemption.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/17/2025	House	• Filed
  11/24/2025	House	• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

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• HB 437, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/17/2025 at 2:13 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 770	Public Records	Rouson	Similar	Last Action: 12/16/2025 S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

  Citations - Statutes (7)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  119.011	Definitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  119.07	Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions.	Page 4 (pdf)
  119.10	Violation of chapter; penalties.	Page 11 (pdf)
  119.12	Attorney fees.	Page 12 (pdf)
  119.15	Legislative review of exemptions from public meeting and public records requirements.	Page 14 (pdf)
  282.711	Remote electronic access services.	Page 15 (pdf)
  921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 15 (pdf)

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