Aquaculture Records Public Disclosure Exemption

State Bills: Florida

Published March 30th, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

Florida H7011 extends the public records exemption for certain aquaculture records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS), preventing the scheduled sunset of this confidentiality protection. The bill passed the House 109-0 and Senate 33-3 before receiving gubernatorial approval. This is a Sunshine Law continuation measure under Florida's Open Government Sunset Review Act.

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What changed

Florida H7011 amends existing aquaculture records exemptions under Florida's public records laws (Chapter 119, F.S.) by removing the scheduled repeal date. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will continue to exempt certain aquaculture records from public disclosure requirements. This action extends an existing protection rather than creating new obligations.

Affected parties include aquaculture operations, agricultural producers, and related businesses whose records may be held by DACS. No compliance deadline or penalties are associated with this bill. The exemption was set to expire under Florida's Open Government Sunset Review Act, which requires periodic reauthorization of public records exemptions; H7011 continues this protection indefinitely. Entities should verify their recordkeeping practices align with the continued exemption status.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Florida / H7011 Enacted H7011 H Enacted 2026-03-30

OGSR/Aquaculture Records

Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public record requirements for certain aquaculture records held by DACS.

Bill Details

State Florida

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber House

Official Source www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7011

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Action History

2026-03-30 Chapter No. 2026-11 2026-03-27 Approved by Governor 2026-03-18 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 2026-02-19 H Ordered enrolled 2026-02-19 H In Messages 2026-02-19 S Immediately certified 2026-02-19 S Passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 3 2026-02-19 S Read 3rd time 2026-02-19 S Read 2nd time 2026-02-19 S Substituted for SB 7020 2026-02-19 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 2026-02-19 S Withdrawn from Rules 2026-02-10 S Received 2026-02-09 S Referred to Rules 2026-02-04 S In Messages 2026-02-04 H Passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 2026-02-04 H Read 3rd time 2026-02-04 H Added to Third Reading Calendar 2026-02-04 H Read 2nd time 2026-01-29 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026) 2026-01-22 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 2026-01-22 H Bill released to House Calendar 2026-01-22 H Reported out of State Affairs Committee 2026-01-22 H Favorable by State Affairs Committee 2026-01-20 H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda 2026-01-13 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 2026-01-13 H Now in State Affairs Committee 2026-01-13 H Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee 2026-01-13 H Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee 2026-01-09 H Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda 2025-12-16 H Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee 2025-12-16 H Referred to State Affairs Committee 2025-12-16 H Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee 2025-12-11 H Filed

Votes

2026-01-13 House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Yea: 15 Nay: 0 2026-01-22 House State Affairs Committee Yea: 23 Nay: 0 2026-02-04 House: Third Reading RCS#471 Yea: 109 Nay: 0 2026-02-19 Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 Yea: 33 Nay: 3