SB 350 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Public Records/Crime Victims

Summary

Public Records/Crime Victims; Expanding a public records exemption for crime victims to include the name and personal identification number of a victim and any other information that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse the victim; providing that such exemption includes the portions of records generated by any agency that regularly generates or receives information from or concerning victims of crime; providing for a public records exemption for the identity of a victim’s family member, lawful representative, or next of kin and any other information that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse these individuals; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 350 Filed → S 350 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to broaden the privacy protections for crime victims and their families by explicitly extending exemptions to family members, lawful representatives, and next of kin. It also clarified the confidentiality rules for law enforcement officers who become victims of crime, establishing a specific 72-hour initial exemption followed by a potential 60-day extension. The committee substitute removed several specific crime types and detailed procedural requirements found in the original version to streamline the language while expanding the scope of protected individuals.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include the identity and contact information of a victim's family members, lawful representatives, and next of kin, whereas the original version primarily focused on the victim themselves.

ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit exemptions for the identity and contact information of a victim's family member, lawful representative, or next of kin.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'Family member' (spouse, child, parent, guardian, or sibling) and removed the previous definition of 'Victim' that included family members.

TIMELINE

Streamlined the confidentiality timeline for officer victims to a fixed 72-hour initial period followed by a maximum 60-day extension, removing the previous requirement for written findings to justify an extension.

REQUIREMENT

Removed specific lists of crimes (such as sexual battery and aggravated stalking) and detailed procedural steps regarding written requests and verification that were present in the original version.

Simplified the language regarding agency access and sunset review provisions to align with the expanded scope of protected individuals.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

20–4

Passed

Total votes 24

Feb 17, 2026

D Democratic5

1 Yea 4 Nay

80% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

18 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 17, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (20-4)

senate

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 4

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed

upper

Dec 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

upper

Dec 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building

upper

Nov 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors