HB 627 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty

Summary

Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty; Authorizes certain law enforcement officers to decline to accept or process public records requests; provides requirements for such officers; provides penalty.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 3, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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H 627 Filed → H 627 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to change the language from prohibiting law enforcement officers from accepting public records requests to authorizing them to decline such requests. The penalty for attempting to force an officer to process requests was changed from 'obstruction of a law enforcement officer' to 'resisting an officer without violence.' Minor formatting adjustments were also made throughout the document.

Scope change

The scope of authority for law enforcement officers changed from a prohibition to an authorization to decline public records requests during official duties.

REQUIREMENT

Changed language from 'may not accept or process' to 'may decline to accept or process' public records requests, shifting the legal standard from prohibition to authorization.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the penalty for attempting to compel an officer to process requests from 'obstruction of a law enforcement officer' to 'resisting an officer without violence' under s. 843.02.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes including spacing adjustments in the header and section numbering throughout the document.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor