SB 7020: OGSR/Aquaculture Records Held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Agriculture
OGSR/Aquaculture Records Held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public record requirements for certain aquaculture records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/9/2026 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/9/2026 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2026 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Agriculture
• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
1/14/2026 Senate • Filed
• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
• Introduced
1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/26/2026 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
1/27/2026 Senate • Now in Rules
1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/3/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 2
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/9/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
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SB 7020, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2026 at 8:51 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 7011 OGSR/Aquaculture Records Government Operations Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/9/2026 S Referred to Rules 
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/26/2026 3:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 9 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/3/2026 9:00 AM Rules 21 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 597.0042 Public records exemptions; aquaculture records. Page 1 (pdf) -
SPB 7020, Proposed Bill Posted 1/8/2026 at 1:46 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 1:30 PM Agriculture 5 Yeas - 0 Nays