Florida · Senate Bill 268 · 2025 Regular Session

Public Records/Congressional Members and Public Officers

  1. Introduced Jan 15, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 27, 2025

What it does

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

Providing exemptions from public records requirements for the partial home addresses and telephone numbers of current congressional members and public officers and their spouses and adult children and the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of, and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by, the minor children of such congressional members and public officers; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 26 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Rules · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/18/25, 1:45 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  4. CommitteeCS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability7–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeNow in Community Affairs · Senate Community Affairs
  7. SenateIntroduced
  8. CommitteeCS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs8–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time · Senate Community Affairs
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules24–1 vote
  16. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  17. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 379
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 379
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 2 -SJ 37934–2 vote
  21. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 392
  22. HouseIn Messages
  23. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  24. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  25. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  26. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 2
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-195

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 2 -SJ 379 · Full Senate

34–2
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 34 No 2 Not voting 2
Democrats: 8 yes, 2 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 34

No · 2

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

113–2
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 113 No 2 Not voting 4
Democrats: 29 yes, 2 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 113

No · 2

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 18, 2025 Senate committee CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 Passed 7–0
Mar 25, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 1 Passed 24–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Shevrin D. "Shev" JonesD Primary sponsor · District 34
  • CA Community Affairs Sponsoring committee
  • GO Governmental Oversight and Accountability Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

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.