CS/HB 627: Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Berfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fabricio
Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty; Authorizes certain law enforcement officers to decline to accept or process public records requests; provides requirements for such officers; provides penalty.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/3/2025 House • Filed
12/12/2025 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 • 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)
2/6/2026 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2/9/2026 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2/11/2026 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
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CS/HB 627, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2026 at 12:41 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 744 Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers Yarborough Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 627, Original Filed Version Posted 12/3/2025 at 1:41 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 744 Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers Yarborough Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 323511 - Amendment
Remove lines 18-35 and insert:Berfield 2/4/2026
2:08 PMAdopted
2/5/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. Page 1 (pdf)