Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations - Public Records Exemption
Summary
Florida enacted H1473 (Chapter No. 2026-29), creating a public records exemption for certain information relating to designations of organizations as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations by the Chief of Domestic Security. The bill includes provisions for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption, along with a statement of public necessity. The legislation passed with bipartisan support in both chambers.
What changed
H1473 establishes a new exemption from Florida's public records requirements for information related to organizational designations as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations made by the Chief of Domestic Security. The exemption covers designated information, designation criteria, and supporting materials. The bill includes a sunset provision with future legislative review and repeal mechanisms, along with a stated public necessity justification.\n\nGovernment agencies, legal professionals, and public records requesters in Florida must understand this new carve-out to public records law. Affected parties seeking access to previously available terrorism-related designation information will face new restrictions, while government entities must implement proper withholding procedures to avoid disclosure violations. The exemption's future review clause means entities should monitor for potential legislative modifications.
What to do next
- Update public records response procedures to identify and withhold terrorist organization designation records
- Train public records officers on the new exemption criteria and scope
- Review existing records systems for materials potentially subject to the new exemption
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Florida / H1473 Enacted H1473 H Enacted 2026-04-07
Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations
Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain information relating to designation of organization as domestic terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organization by Chief of Domestic Security; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Bill Details
State Florida
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1473
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Sponsors
Judiciary Committee Government Operations Subcommittee Hillary Cassel (Rep - R) Nan Cobb (Rep - R) William Conerly (Rep - R) Kim Kendall (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-07 Chapter No. 2026-29 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor 2026-03-31 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 2026-03-12 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled 2026-03-12 H CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 26 2026-03-12 H Amendment 113196 Concur 2026-03-12 H Added to Senate Message List 2026-03-05 H In Messages 2026-03-05 S CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 8 2026-03-05 S Read 3rd time 2026-03-05 S Amendment(s) adopted (113196) 2026-03-05 S Read 2nd time 2026-03-05 S Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1634 2026-03-05 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 2026-03-05 S Withdrawn from Rules 2026-03-03 S Received 2026-03-03 S Referred to Rules 2026-03-03 S In Messages 2026-03-03 H CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 26 2026-03-03 H Read 3rd time 2026-03-03 H Added to Third Reading Calendar 2026-03-03 H Read 2nd time 2026-02-26 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) 2026-02-26 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) 2026-02-26 H Bill referred to House Calendar 2026-02-26 H CS Filed 2026-02-26 H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) 2026-02-26 H Reported out of Judiciary Committee 2026-02-26 H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee 2026-02-24 H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda 2026-02-12 H Now in Judiciary Committee 2026-02-12 H Referred to Judiciary Committee 2026-02-11 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 2026-02-11 H CS Filed 2026-02-11 H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) 2026-02-11 H Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee 2026-02-11 H Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee 2026-02-09 H Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda 2026-01-29 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee 2026-01-29 H Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-29 H Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-27 H Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda 2026-01-15 H Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-15 H Referred to Judiciary Committee 2026-01-15 H Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee 2026-01-15 H Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-13 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 2026-01-09 H Filed
Votes
2026-01-29 House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Yea: 14 Nay: 2 2026-02-11 House Government Operations Subcommittee Yea: 13 Nay: 4 2026-02-26 House Judiciary Committee Yea: 13 Nay: 5 2026-03-03 House: Third Reading RCS#646 Yea: 81 Nay: 26 2026-03-05 Senate: Third Reading RCS#37 Yea: 26 Nay: 8 2026-03-12 House: Third Reading RCS#821 Yea: 80 Nay: 26
Committee Referrals
2026-01-15 H Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-29 H Government Operations Subcommittee 2026-02-12 H Judiciary
Amendments
2026-02-10 House Committee Amendment #326555 2026-03-05 Senate Floor Amendment #113196 Adopted
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-09 Introduced 2026-02-11 Comm Sub 2026-02-26 Comm Sub 2026-03-12 Engrossed 2026-03-12 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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