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SB 7022 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments

Summary
Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments; Deleting a duplicative exemption from public records requirements for certain examination and assessment instruments; requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively, governing the retention and disposal process for specified records; deleting a provision requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt certain rules and regulations, respectively, governing access to records; extending the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 7022 er → S 7022 pb · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from an enacted version to a proposed version, retaining the core policy of exempting examination and assessment instruments from public records laws. The substantive text regarding confidentiality, retention rules, and sunset dates remains identical, though the repeal date was updated to 2026 in the proposed version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to apply to public schools, school districts, colleges, universities, and state education boards.
TIMELINE

The scheduled repeal date for the public records exemption was changed from October 2, 2031 to October 2, 2026 in the proposed version.

TECHNICAL

The document header and metadata were updated to reflect the bill's status as a 'Proposed Bill' rather than an 'Enrolled' law.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

37–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 1 Nay 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
8
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 101, NAYS 8
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.