HB 397 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations

Summary

Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations; Provides exemption from public records requirements for specified personal identifying & location information of current & former employees, board members, & volunteers of crime stoppers organizations; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides for retroactive application; provides statement of public necessity.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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H 397 Filed → H 397 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill expands privacy protections for crime stoppers organization personnel by adding current and former employees and board members to the list of individuals whose personal information is exempt from public records requests. The changes clarify that these protections apply to a broader range of personnel beyond just volunteers, ensuring greater privacy for those who work with crime reporting organizations.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include current and former employees and board members of crime stoppers organizations, whereas the original version only covered volunteers.

ELIGIBILITY

Added 'current and former employees' and 'board members' to the list of crime stoppers organization personnel whose personal information is exempt from public records requests.

DEFINITION

Modified the bill title and description to reflect the expanded scope of personnel covered by the privacy exemption.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes to the bill header and line spacing throughout the document.

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Committee

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

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