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SB 7014 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

OGSR/Social Media Platform Investigations

Summary
OGSR/Social Media Platform Investigations; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain information received in investigations by the Attorney General or a law enforcement agency into social media platform activities; extending the scheduled repeal date of the exemption; amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain information received in investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs or a law enforcement agency into violations by certain social media platforms; extending the scheduled repeal date of the exemption, etc.
Issues: ✗ TechnologyOpposes TechnologyExtends exemption allowing confidential handling of social media platform investigation data, limiting public transparency around tech company compliance.85% confidence
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 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 7014 er → S 7014 pb · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised to focus exclusively on the Department of Legal Affairs, removing references to the Attorney General. The scope was narrowed to address only violations by social media platforms rather than general platform activities. The effective date was moved to October 1, 2026, and the legislative text was streamlined to amend only one specific statute.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from covering investigations by both the Attorney General and the Department of Legal Affairs to covering only the Department of Legal Affairs.
SCOPE

Removed provisions regarding the Attorney General and investigations into general social media platform activities, limiting the bill to the Department of Legal Affairs and violations by social media platforms.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from 'upon becoming law' to a fixed date of October 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Simplified the legislative text to amend only one statute (s. 501.2041) instead of two, removing the section that amended s. 287.137.

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

How they voted

33–3
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
22 Yea 2 Nay 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jun 16, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 2
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 22 NAYS 0
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 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
Dec 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/10/25, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.