SB 332 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Public Records and Public Meetings/Private Property Rights

Summary

Public Records and Public Meetings/Private Property Rights; Providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for meetings or portions of meetings between agencies and their attorneys to discuss certain claims concerning private property rights; requiring that such meetings be transcribed; providing that such transcripts become public records at specified times; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 332 c1 → S 332 c2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renamed to explicitly include 'Public Records' and expanded to cover both public meeting exemptions and public record exemptions. It now clarifies that transcripts, recordings, and minutes generated during these closed sessions are exempt from public disclosure, whereas the previous version only mandated that transcripts eventually become public records. The bill also broadened the definition of eligible entities to include all state agencies defined in statute, not just specific boards or commissions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a narrow focus on specific state boards and commissions to include all state agencies and their chief officers, and it added a new layer of protection by exempting the generated records themselves from public access until settlement.

SCOPE

Eligible entities were broadened from specific 'boards or commissions' to include any 'agency as defined in s. 119.011' and their chief officers.

REQUIREMENT

A new provision was added to exempt transcripts, recordings, minutes, and other records generated during the closed meetings from public disclosure requirements.

The bill title and description were updated to reflect the dual focus on public meetings and public records exemptions.

DEFINITION

The legislative findings were updated to explicitly state that record exemptions are a public necessity to prevent information release from negating the meeting exemption.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

21–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 24

Feb 24, 2026

D Democratic5

4 Yea 1

80% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 24, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (21-0-3)

senate

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Nov 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors