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SB 7026 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

OGSR/Trade Secret Held by an Agency

Summary
OGSR/Trade Secret Held by an Agency; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for a trade secret held by an agency, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed Apr 23, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

S 7026 er → S 7026 pb · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was downgraded from an enrolled law to a proposed bill, indicating it has not yet passed the legislature. Substantively, the text was reorganized to remove a large section regarding the Department of Transportation's patent and copyright powers, while retaining and renumbering the remaining sections that establish trade secret exemptions for various state agencies, including healthcare, insurance, and social media platforms.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the specific provisions that authorized the Department of Transportation to manage patents, copyrights, and trademarks, while the scope of trade secret protections for other agencies remains unchanged.
SCOPE

Deleted all text related to the Department of Transportation's authority to secure, license, and sell patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill status from 'ENROLLED' (passed) to 'Proposed Bill' (pending), and updated the version identifier from 'er' to 'pb'.

Reordered and renumbered the remaining sections regarding trade secret exemptions for agencies like the Department of Health, Office of Insurance Regulation, and social media platforms to fill the gap left by the removed transportation section.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

33–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic11
8 Yea 2 Nay 1
72% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
24 Yea 2 Nay 2
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 23, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 106, NAYS 3
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 3
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 4
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.