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FL H1031
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Gottlieb
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AI Summary
- Transfers responsibility for collecting and disseminating hate crime data from the Governor to the Attorney General, still operating through the Department of Law Enforcement
- Expands the categories of hate crime data collected to align with the broader classes of prejudice defined in ss. 775.085 and 775.0863, replacing the previous list of race, religion, ethnicity, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, or national origin
- Makes all information gathered under the Hate Crimes Reporting Act confidential and exempt from public records requirements, limited to research or statistical purposes only, and prohibits inclusion of information that could reveal individual victim identities
- Requires the Attorney General to publish an annual report (upgraded from an annual summary) of the collected hate crime data
- Subjects the expanded public records exemption to the Open Government Sunset Review Act, with automatic repeal on October 2, 2030, unless reenacted; the bill's effective date is contingent on the passage of HB 1029 or similar legislation in the same session
Legislative Description
Pub. Rec./Criminal Acts that Evidence Prejudice
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/2/2025
Full Bill Text
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