HB1361 • 2026

Public Records Requests Pertaining to Law Enforcement Officers

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Woodson
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the bill will affect requests for public records about other government employees besides law enforcement officers.

Public Records Requests for Law Enforcement Officers

This bill requires people requesting public records about law enforcement officers to show a valid ID and allows the record keeper to keep a copy of that ID.

What This Bill Does

Requires anyone asking to see or get copies of public records about police officers to give their driver's license or state-issued ID card.
Allows the person in charge of keeping these records (the custodian) to make and save a copy of this identification.

Who It Names or Affects

People who want to see or get copies of public records about police officers
The people in charge of keeping these public records

Terms To Know

Custodian of Public Records: A person responsible for managing and providing access to public records.
Law Enforcement Officer: An officer who works in law enforcement, such as a police officer.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not explain what happens if someone cannot provide the required ID.
It is unclear how this will affect requests for public records about other government employees besides law enforcement officers.
This bill has passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature but its final status and any further action by the governor are unknown.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-15 House
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-09 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Public Records Requests Pertaining to Law Enforcement Officers; Requires certain identification from person requesting to inspect or copy public record relating to law enforcement officer; requires custodian of public records to retain copy of such identification.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1361 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records requests pertaining 2
to law enforcement officers; amending s. 119.07, F.S.; 3
requiring certain identification from a person 4
requesting to inspect or copy a public record relating 5
to a law enforcement officer; requiring the custodian 6
of public records to retain a copy of such 7
identification; providing applicability; providing an 8
effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3) of 13
section 119.07, Florida Statutes, to read: 14
119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing 15
public records; identification required; fees; exemptions.— 16
(3) 17
(e) Any person requesting to inspect or copy a public 18
record relating to a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 19
943.10(1) must provide the custodian of public records with a 20
valid driver license or identification card issued by this state 21
or another state. The custodian of public records must retain a 22
copy of such license or identification card with such request. 23
This paragraph does not apply to a law enforcement officer 24
acting in his or her official capacity. 25

HB 1361 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 26