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HB7003 • 2026

OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information

OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Government Operations Subcommittee ; Gentry
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
House - Laid on Table, refer to SB 7004
Effective date
upon becom

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the duration beyond October 2, 2026, for keeping information confidential.

OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information

This bill removes the scheduled repeal of an exemption that allows certain information from conviction integrity unit reinvestigations to be kept confidential.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a planned end date for keeping some information private during investigations by conviction integrity units.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Conviction integrity units within state attorney's offices
  • People who might request information from conviction integrity unit investigations

Terms To Know

conviction integrity unit
A special part of a state attorney’s office that looks into cases where someone might be innocent.
reinvestigation information
Information and materials made during new investigations by conviction integrity units after they agree to look at a case.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long the exemption will remain in place beyond October 2, 2026.
  • It only affects specific types of information from conviction integrity unit reinvestigations, not all investigative materials.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 House

    • Laid on Table, refer to SB 7004

  2. 2026-02-16 House

    • Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. 2026-02-10 House

    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)

  4. 2026-01-22 House

    • Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar

  5. 2026-01-20 House

    • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  6. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. 2025-12-02 House

    • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee

  8. 2025-11-24 House

    • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  9. 2025-11-12 House

    • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  10. 2025-11-05 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information; Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public records requirements for certain conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information.

Current Bill Text

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HB 7003 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 a review under the Open Government 2
Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.071, F.S., which 3
provides an exemption from public record requirements 4
for certain conviction integrity unit reinvestigation 5
information; removing the scheduled repeal of the 6
exemption; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Paragraph (q) of subsection (2) of section 11
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 13
public records.— 14
(2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.— 15
(q)1. As used in this paragraph, the term: 16
a. "Conviction integrity unit" means a unit within a state 17
attorney's office established for the purpose of reviewing 18
plausible claims of actual innocence. 19
b. "Conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information" 20
means information or materials generated during a new 21
investigation by a conviction integrity unit following the 22
unit's formal written acceptance of an applicant's case. The 23
term does not include: 24
(I) Information, materials, or records generated by a 25

HB 7003 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

state attorney's office during an investigation done for the 26
purpose of responding to motions made pursuant to Rule 3.800, 27
Rule 3.850, or Rule 3.853, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, 28
or any other collateral proceeding. 29
(II) Petitions by applicants to the conviction integrity 30
unit. 31
(III) Criminal investigative information generated before 32
the commencement of a conviction integrity unit investigation 33
which is not otherwise exempt from this section. 34
2. Conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information 35
is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 36
Constitution for a reasonable period of time during an active, 37
ongoing, and good faith investigation of a claim of actual 38
innocence in a case that previously resulted in the conviction 39
of the accused person and until the claim is no longer capable 40
of further investigation. This paragraph is subject to the Open 41
Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 42
shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and 43
saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 44
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 45