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FL H1475
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bill Partington
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AI Summary
- Amends s. 119.0713, F.S., to make body camera recordings by code inspectors confidential and exempt from public records requirements when taken inside a private residence, a health care/mental health/social services facility, or any place where a reasonable person would expect privacy
- Requires local governments to disclose exempt recordings to persons depicted in them (limited to relevant portions), their personal representatives, residents of recorded places, or pursuant to a court order based on specified factors including compelling interest and privacy concerns
- Permits local governments to share otherwise exempt recordings with other governmental agencies in furtherance of official duties and responsibilities
- Requires local governments to retain body camera recordings for at least 90 days; the exemption applies retroactively to recordings made before the effective date
- Subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and automatically repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reenacted by the Legislature; effective date is contingent on HB 281 or similar legislation being adopted in the same session
Legislative Description
Pub Rec/Code Inspector Body Camera Recordings
Last Action
Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee3/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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