Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 1000 — Court-ordered Sealing of Criminal History Records

Last action — Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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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 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Court-ordered Sealing of Criminal History Records; Revising eligibility requirements for the court-ordered sealing of certain criminal history records; authorizing courts to seal additional adjudications of guilt in certain circumstances, etc.

Bill Text

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1000 By Senator Simon 3-01710-25 20251000__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to court-ordered sealing of criminal history records;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1000 By the Committee on Criminal Justice;
and Senator Simon 591-03149-25 20251000c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to court-ordered sealing of criminal history records;
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1000 3-01710-25 20251000__ (c)(b) The person has never, before the date the application for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been adjudicated guilty in this state of a criminal offense other than an offense eligible for sealing under subparagraph (b)2., or been adjudicated delinquent in this state for committing any felony or any of the following misdemeanor offenses, unless the record of such adjudication of delinquency has been expunged pursuant to s.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1000 591-03149-25 20251000c1 (c)(b) The person has never, before the date the application for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been adjudicated guilty in this state of a criminal offense other than an offense eligible for sealing under subparagraph (b)2., or been adjudicated delinquent in this state for committing any felony or any of the following misdemeanor offenses, unless the record of such adjudication of delinquency has been expunged pursuant to s.
(c) The person has not been adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the Page 2 of 6 CODING:
(c) The person has not been adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the Page 2 of 5 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1000 3-01710-25 20251000__ petition to seal pertains.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1000 591-03149-25 20251000c1 petition to seal pertains.
(4) COURT AUTHORITY.— (c) The court may order the sealing of criminal history records as follows:
(4) COURT AUTHORITY.— (c) The court may order the sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest, adjudication of guilt, or one incident of alleged criminal activity only, except the court may order the sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to more than one arrest or adjudication of guilt if the additional arrests or adjudications of guilt directly relate to the original arrest or adjudication of guilt.
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If the court intends to order the sealing of records pertaining to such additional arrests or adjudications of guilt, such intent must be specified in the order.
The court may order the sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity only, except the court may order the sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to more than one arrest if the additional arrests directly relate to the original arrest.
A criminal justice agency may not seal any record pertaining to such additional arrests or adjudications of guilt if the order to seal does not articulate the intention of the court to seal a record pertaining to more than one arrest or adjudication of guilt.
If the court intends to order the sealing of records pertaining to such additional arrests, such intent must be specified in the order.
This section does not prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest, adjudication of guilt, Page 3 of 5 CODING:
A criminal justice agency may not seal any record pertaining to such additional arrests if the order to seal does not articulate the intention of the court to seal a record pertaining to more than one arrest.
This section does not prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1000 3-01710-25 20251000__ 2.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1000 591-03149-25 20251000c1 or one incident of alleged criminal activity.
The court may order the sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to not more than three records of adjudication of guilt, except the court may order the sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to additional adjudications of guilt if the additional adjudications of guilt directly relate to the original adjudication of guilt.
If the court intends to order the sealing of records pertaining to such additional adjudications of guilt, such intent must be specified in the order.
A criminal justice agency may not seal any record pertaining to such additional adjudications of guilt if the order to seal does not articulate the intention of the court to seal a record pertaining to more than one adjudication of guilt.
This subparagraph does not prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one adjudication of guilt or one incident of alleged criminal activity.
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Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to contract with the Department of Children and Families, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation within the Department of Education, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Health, the Department of Elderly Affairs, or the Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or used by such contractor or licensee in a sensitive position having direct contact with children, the disabled, or the elderly;
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1000 3-01710-25 20251000__ with the Department of Children and Families, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation within the Department of Education, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Health, the Department of Elderly Affairs, or the Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or used by such contractor or licensee in a sensitive position having direct contact with children, the disabled, or the elderly;
1008.341, a private or parochial school, or a local governmental entity that licenses child care facilities;
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1000 591-03149-25 20251000c1 1008.341, a private or parochial school, or a local governmental entity that licenses child care facilities;
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Is seeking to be licensed by the Bureau of License Issuance of the Division of Licensing within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm.
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1000 3-01710-25 20251000__ Issuance of the Division of Licensing within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm.
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Action History

  1. Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

  4. Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  5. Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules

  6. Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary

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

  8. CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  9. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  10. Introduced

  11. Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules

  12. Filed

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2000
Republican 6000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1000 do?
Court-ordered Sealing of Criminal History Records; Revising eligibility requirements for the court-ordered sealing of certain criminal history records; authorizing courts to seal additional adjudications of guilt in certain circumstances, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1000?
SB 1000 is sponsored by Simon, Corey (Republican) and Criminal Justice.
What is the current status of SB 1000?
This bill died with 2025 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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