SB 812 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records

Summary

Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; authorizing disclosure of criminal history records to a state attorney for a specified purpose; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 812 Filed → S 812 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to broaden the scope of the public records exemption to include 'certain acts' in addition to nonviolent misdemeanors. It also added a new exception allowing state attorneys to access sealed records for prosecuting subsequent cases and included a directive to update the bill's references to a related companion bill once that bill is assigned a chapter number.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to cover a wider range of offenses (including 'certain acts') and added a specific access pathway for state attorneys.

SCOPE

The description of eligible offenses was changed from 'certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses' to 'certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses', broadening the types of records that can be sealed.

ELIGIBILITY

A new category was added to the list of entities allowed to access sealed records, specifically permitting state attorneys to view these records for the purpose of prosecuting any subsequent cases.

TECHNICAL

A new section was added directing the Division of Law Revision to replace references to 'SB 810' with the official chapter number once the companion bill is enacted.

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Committee

Jan 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors