SB 1146 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Public Records/Hope Florida Program

Summary

Public Records/Hope Florida Program ; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying information of a participant in the Hope Florida program contained in records held by the Hope Florida Office or any other agency designated to participate in the administering the program; providing retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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S 1146 Filed → S 1146 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change the statute section it amends from 14.37 to 23.44, add retroactive application of the exemption, remove specific exceptions for public-private partners and certain employees, and expand the justification for privacy protections to include health, financial, and housing status information.

Scope change

The bill now applies retroactively to records created before the effective date, and the statute it amends was changed from 14.37 to 23.44.

SCOPE

Changed the statute section from 14.37 to 23.44 to align with the Hope Florida Office's statutory location.

TIMELINE

Added retroactive application so the privacy exemption covers records created before the law takes effect.

REQUIREMENT

Removed specific exceptions allowing disclosure to public-private partners and employees approving assistance requests.

Removed the requirement that information disclosed to partners must be redacted to exclude personal identifying information.

DEFINITION

Expanded the public necessity statement to explicitly include health, financial, housing, and employment status as sensitive information.

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Committee

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

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Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors