Florida · House Bill 397 · 2025 Regular Session

Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations

HB 397 Sponsored by Kevin D. Chambliss Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 5, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 12, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Provides exemption from public records requirements for specified personal identifying & location information of current & former employees, board members, & volunteers of crime stoppers organizations; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides for retroactive application; provides statement of public necessity.

Every action

17 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee16–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  2. HouseCS Filed
  3. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  4. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  5. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 1, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Kevin D. ChamblissD Primary sponsor · District 117
  • CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.