Florida · Senate Bill 1266 · 2025 Regular Session

Public Records/Crime Victims/Officers Involved in Use of Force Incidents

  1. Introduced Feb 25, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Public Records/Crime Victims/Officers Involved in Use of Force Incidents; Expanding a public records exemption for crime victims to include the name and personal identification number of the victim and any other information or records that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse a victim or the victim’s family; providing that certain records identifying law enforcement officers who are involved in a…

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Public Records/Crime Victims/Officers Involved in Use of Force Incidents; Expanding a public records exemption for crime victims to include the name and personal identification number of the victim and any other information or records that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse a victim or the victim’s family; providing that certain records identifying law enforcement officers who are involved in a use of force incident are confidential and exempt for a specified timeframe; providing requirements for extending such timeframe; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 · Senate Criminal Justice8–1 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  8. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  9. SenateRemaining references corrected to Rules
  10. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules21–1 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
  2. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  3. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar
  4. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 549
  5. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (589524, 929710) -SJ 549
  6. SenateAmendment(s) failed (673850) -SJ 549
  7. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 550
  8. SenateCS failed to pass; YEAS 23 NAYS 14 -SJ 550

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

A - 673850; Amendment; Second Reading · Full Senate

18–19
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 18 No 19 Not voting 1
Democrats: 7 yes, 3 no Independents: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 11 yes, 15 no
How each member voted

Yes · 18

No · 19

Excused · 1

Third Reading · Full Senate

23–14
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 23 No 14 Not voting 1
Democrats: 2 yes, 8 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 20 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 23

No · 14

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Joe GrutersR Primary sponsor · District 22
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.