HB 1129 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Pub. Rec./Crime Victims

Summary

Pub. Rec./Crime Victims; Expands public record exemption for crime victims to include name & personal identification number of victim & any other information or records that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse victim or victim's family; including records generated by any agency that regularly generates information from or concerning victims of crime in such exemption; provides exception to public record exemption; provides that certain records identifying law enforcement officers who are involved in use of force incident are confidential & exempt for specified period of time; provides requirements for extension of time of such period; authorizes waiver of exemptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 1129 Filed → H 1129 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand the public records exemption for crime victims to include the victim's name and personal identification number, rather than just specific types of crimes. It also adds new definitions for key terms like 'employing agency head,' 'officer,' and 'use of force incident,' and includes a new exemption for law enforcement officers involved in use of force incidents for a specified period.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from protecting specific crime types to a broader category of crimes, and now includes protections for law enforcement officers in use of force incidents.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the types of crimes covered under the victim information exemption from a specific list to include any crime where the victim's information could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse the victim or their family.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'employing agency head,' 'officer,' 'use of force incident,' and 'victim' to clarify who and what is protected under the new provisions.

EXEMPTIONS

Added a new exemption for law enforcement officers involved in use of force incidents, making their records confidential for a specified period with provisions for extension.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for written verification from needing official verification that a specific crime occurred to simply identifying the person as the victim of a crime.

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Committee

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

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