HB 875 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Eyewitness Identification

Summary
Eyewitness Identification; Revises eyewitness identification procedures; requires documentation of eyewitness's description of possible perpetrator of crime; requires officers to have evidence-based reason to include person in lineup; limits use of facial recognition technology in certain circumstances; specifies composition of lineup; limits number of identification procedures that may be conducted as to certain persons; specifies that lineups are preferable to show-ups or first-time-in-court identifications; specifies circumstances in which show-up or in-court identification may be performed; specifies that instructions must be given to eyewitness before any identification procedure; revises such instructions; requires lineup administrator to document any identification or nonidentification in specified manner; requires audio & video recording of identification procedure; provides exception; provides that certain attorneys may be present at identification procedure; specifies permissible conduct of such attorneys during procedure.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Jan 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Jan 5, 2026
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Traci Koster
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