Florida 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 602 — Public Records

Last action — Died in Judiciary

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Florida Senate - 2019 SB 602 By Senator Perry 8-01234-19 2019602__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Florida Senate - 2019 CS for SB 602 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
and Senator Perry 585-04140-19 2019602c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
prohibiting an agency that receives a request to inspect or copy a record from responding to such request by filing a civil action against the individual or entity making the request;
requiring a court to assess the reasonable costs of enforcement against an agency upon the court’s determination in an action for a declaratory judgment that certain records are not subject to a public records exemption;
11 Section 1. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (1) of section 119.07, Florida Statutes, to read:
11 Section 1. Subsection (9) is added to section 119.07, Florida Statutes, to read:
exemptions.— (1) (j) An agency that receives a request to inspect or copy a record may not respond to such request by filing a civil action against the individual or entity making the request.
exemptions.— (9) If an agency files an action for declaratory judgment for a declaration that certain public records are exempt, or confidential and exempt, from subsection (1) and s.
24(a), Art.
I of the State Constitution, and the court determines that the records are either not exempt or not confidential and exempt, the court must assess the reasonable costs of enforcement, including reasonable attorney fees, against the responsible agency for the benefit of the named respondent.
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Action History

  1. Died in Judiciary

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time

  4. Now in Judiciary

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

  6. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  7. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/10/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building

  8. Introduced

  9. Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules

  10. Filed

Sponsors

  • Perry · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Perry

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

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Who sponsors SB 602?
SB 602 is sponsored by Perry.
What is the current status of SB 602?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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