Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 812
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Criminal Justice (Simon) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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3 Delete lines 31 - 70
4 and insert:
5 4. A state attorney for the purpose of prosecuting any
6 subsequent cases.
7 5. Judges in the state courts system for the purpose of
8 assisting them in their case-related decisionmaking
9 responsibilities, as set forth in s. 943.053(5); or
10 6.5. To those entities set forth in subparagraphs (b)1.,
11 4.-6., and 8.-10. for their respective licensing access
12 authorization and employment purposes.
13 (d) Information relating to the existence of a sealed
14 criminal history record provided in accordance with paragraph
15 (b) is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),
16 Art. I of the State Constitution, except that the department
17 shall disclose the sealed criminal history record to the
18 entities set forth in subparagraphs (b)1., 4.-6., and 8.-10. for
19 their respective licensing, access authorization, and employment
20 purposes. An employee of an entity set forth in subparagraph
21 (b)1., subparagraph (b)4., subparagraph (b)5., subparagraph
22 (b)6., subparagraph (b)8., subparagraph (b)9., or subparagraph
23 (b)10. may not disclose information relating to the existence of
24 a sealed criminal history record of a person seeking employment,
25 access authorization, or licensure with such entity or
26 contractor, except to the person to whom the criminal history
27 record relates or to persons having direct responsibility for
28 employment, access authorization, or licensure decisions. A
29 person who violates this paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the
30 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
31 775.083.
32 (e) The expansion of the public records exemption under
33 this subsection to include criminal history records described in
34 paragraph (1)(b) is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
35 Act in accordance with s. 119.15, and that paragraph shall stand
36 repealed on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from
37 repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. If the expansion
38 of the exemption is not saved from repeal, paragraph (1)(b)
39 reverts to that in existence on June 30, 2026, except that any
40 amendments to such text enacted other than by SB 810, 2026
41 Regular Session, are preserved and continue to operate to the
42 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
43 of text which expire pursuant to this paragraph. This paragraph
44 expires October 31, 2031.
45 Section 2. The Division of Law Revision is directed to
46 replace the phrase “SB 810, 2026 Regular Session” wherever it
47 occurs in this act with the assigned chapter number of that act.
48 Section 3. The Legislature finds that it is a public
49 necessity that a criminal history record described in s.
50 943.059(1)(b), Florida Statutes, which is sealed be made
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53 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
54 Delete lines 16 - 17
55 and insert:
56 section 943.059, Florida Statutes, paragraph (a) of that
57 subsection is reenacted and amended, and paragraph (d) of that
58 subsection is reenacted, to read:
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61 And the title is amended as follows:
62 Delete lines 6 - 9
63 and insert:
64 certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses;
65 authorizing disclosure of criminal history records to
66 a state attorney for a specified purpose; providing
67 for future review and repeal of the expanded
68 exemption; providing for reversion to specified
69 statutory text if the exemption is not saved from
70 repeal; providing for expiration; providing a
71 directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing a