SB 7012 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

OGSR/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Summary
OGSR/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for information received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as a result of an investigation or examination of a department-authorized private rebuilt inspection provider; amending provisions which provide exemptions from public records requirements for information received by the department as a result of an investigation or examination of a person suspected of having violated certain laws, rules, or orders; removing the scheduled repeal of such exemptions, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Jun 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 7012 er S 7012 pb · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill transitions from an enrolled version to a proposed version, primarily updating the effective date of the law from 'upon becoming a law' to a fixed date of October 1, 2026. Additionally, the formatting of the bill text was standardized to remove page headers and footers, ensuring a cleaner layout for legislative review.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from 'upon becoming a law' to a specific date of October 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted to remove page headers, footers, and coding notes, while standardizing the text layout for the proposed bill version.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

342
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2026
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1 Nay
90% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
23 Yea 1 Nay 4
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jun 10, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 2
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Dec 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
Dec 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
upper
Nov 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.