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SB7000 • 2026

OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter

OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Last action
2026-04-24
Official status
Chapter No. 2026-51
Effective date
2026-04-23

Plain English Breakdown

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OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter

OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for the addresses and telephone numbers of persons provided public emergency shelter and held by the agency that provided the emergency shelter; deleting the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.

What This Bill Does

  • OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for the addresses and telephone numbers of persons provided public emergency shelter and held by the agency that provided the emergency shelter; deleting the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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329800

Committee amendment S 7000 Filed • Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Wright)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/12/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • SB 7000 Ì329800~Î329800 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
  • House Comm: RCS .
  • 01/12/2026 .

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-24 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Chapter No. 2026-51

  2. 2026-04-23 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Approved by Governor

  3. 2026-04-21 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. 2026-03-17 Senate

    • Ordered enrolled

  5. 2026-03-09 House

    • Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0

  6. 2026-03-05 House

    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)

  7. 2026-02-16 House

    • Added to Second Reading Calendar

  8. 2026-02-10 House

    • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  9. 2026-01-29 Senate

    • Read 2nd time -SJ 234 • Read 3rd time -SJ 234 • CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 2 -SJ 234 • Immediately certified -SJ 236

  10. 2026-01-29 House

    • In Messages

  11. 2026-01-27 Senate

    • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26

  12. 2026-01-22 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  13. 2026-01-14 Senate

    • Now in Rules

  14. 2026-01-13 Senate

    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Introduced • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time

  15. 2026-01-12 Senate

    • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  16. 2026-01-05 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  17. 2025-11-04 Senate

    • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 • Filed • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

  18. 2025-10-27 Senate

    • Submitted for consideration by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 11/04/25, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Building

Official Summary Text

OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for the addresses and telephone numbers of persons provided public emergency shelter and held by the agency that provided the emergency shelter; deleting the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.

Current Bill Text

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2026

Legislature

CS for SB 7000

20267000er
1
2 An act relating to a review under the Open Government
3 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 252.385, F.S., which
4 provides an exemption from public records requirements
5 for the addresses and telephone numbers of persons
6 provided public emergency shelter and held by the
7 agency that provided the emergency shelter; deleting
8 the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing an
9 effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13 Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 252.385, Florida
14 Statutes, is amended to read:
15 252.385 Public shelter space; public records exemption.—
16 (5) The address and telephone number of a person provided
17 public emergency shelter during a storm or catastrophic event
18 and held by the agency, as defined in s. 119.011, that provided
19 the emergency shelter is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),
20 Art. I of the State Constitution.
This subsection is subject to

21
the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s.

22
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless

23
reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the

24
Legislature.

25 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.