Florida 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 762 — Public Records/Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Offices

Last action — Died in Rules

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 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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Summary

Public Records/Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Offices; Authorizing the issuance of confidential registration certificates and license plates or decals under a fictitious name to criminal conflict and civil regional counsel offices to conduct specified activities; expanding a public records exemption to include all records pertaining to a registration application submitted by any office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Bill Text

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Florida Senate - 2021 SB 762 By Senator Baxley 12-00835-21 2021762__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 762 By the Committee on Criminal Justice;
and Senator Baxley 591-03237-21 2021762c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
authorizing the issuance of confidential registration certificates and license plates or decals under a fictitious name to criminal conflict and civil regional counsel offices to conduct specified law enforcement activities;
authorizing the issuance of confidential registration certificates and license plates or decals under a fictitious name to criminal conflict and civil regional counsel offices to conduct specified activities;
expanding a public records exemption to include all records pertaining to a registration application submitted by any regional counsel office;
expanding a public records exemption to include all records pertaining to a registration application submitted by any office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;
The requesting agency shall file a written application with the department, on forms furnished by the department, which includes a statement that the license plate or decal will be used for certain activities by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, or law enforcement, or any state public defender’s office, or a regional counsel which require the activities requiring concealment of publicly leased or owned motor vehicles or vessels and a statement of the position classifications of the individuals who are authorized to use the license plate or decal.
The requesting agency shall file a written application with the department, on forms furnished by the department, which includes a statement that the license plate or decal will be used for certain activities by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, or law enforcement, or any state public defender’s office, or any office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel which require the activities requiring concealment of publicly leased or owned motor vehicles or vessels and a statement of the position classifications of the individuals who are authorized to use the license plate or decal.
This section does not prohibit other personations, fabrications, or creations of false identifications by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, or law enforcement or public defender’s officers, or a regional counsel office in the official performance of covert operations.
This section does not prohibit other personations, fabrications, or creations of false identifications by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, or law enforcement or public defender’s officers, or any office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel in the official performance of covert operations.
Authorizing offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsels to obtain confidential registration certificates and registration license plates or decals in the same manner as other law enforcement agencies would better ensure the safety of the regional counsel offices’ investigators in performing their official duties.
Authorizing offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel to obtain confidential registration certificates and registration license plates or decals in the same manner as any state public defender’s office would better ensure the safety of the regional counsel offices’ investigators in performing their official duties.
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Action History

  1. Died in Rules

  2. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

  3. Now in Rules

  4. Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  5. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/31/21, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Building

  6. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

  7. Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

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

  9. CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  10. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  11. Introduced

  12. Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

  13. Filed

Sponsors

  • Baxley · Primary

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Baxley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 3001
Total 5001
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Stewart — Yea
Torres — Yea
Rodrigues — Yea
Stargel — Not Voting
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea

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Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 1000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Perry — Yea
Powell — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 762 do?
Public Records/Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Offices; Authorizing the issuance of confidential registration certificates and license plates or decals under a fictitious name to criminal conflict and civil regional counsel offices to conduct specified activities; expanding a public records exemption to include all records pertaining to a registration application submitted by any office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Who sponsors SB 762?
SB 762 is sponsored by Baxley.
What is the current status of SB 762?
This bill died with 2021 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.
Where can I track SB 762?
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