SB 7026 — OGSR/Trade Secret Held by an Agency
Last action — Chapter No. 2026-52
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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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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 15, 2026. It awaits signature.
Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on April 21, 2026.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
OGSR/Trade Secret Held by an Agency; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for a trade secret held by an agency, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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ENROLLEDFlorida LegislatureSenate SB- 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 20267026erFOR 2CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability 585-01850B-26 20267026pb A bill to be entitled An act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act;
(4) LIABILITY.—An agency employee who, while acting in good faith and in the performance of his or her duties, releases a Page 1 of 1918 CODING:
ENROLLEDFlorida LegislatureSenate SB- 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 20267026er585-01850B-26 20267026pb record containing a trade secret pursuant to this chapter is not liable, civilly or criminally, for such release.
competitive interests, the disclosure of which would impair the competitive advantage of the business that is the Page 2 of 1918 CODING:
ENROLLEDFlorida LegislatureSenate SB- 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 20267026er585-01850B-26 20267026pb subject of the information.
SectionSubsection (4) of section 334.049, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
confidentiality of trade secrets.— (1)(4) NotwithstandingAny anyinformation otherobtained provisionby the department as a result of lawresearch toand thedevelopment contrary,projects theand Departmentrevealing a method of Transportationprocess, production, or manufacture which is authorized,a intrade itssecret ownas name,defined to:in s.
(a) Perform all things necessary to secure letters of patent, copyrights, and trademarks on any legitimately acquired work products, and to enforce its rights therein.
(b) License, lease, assign, or otherwise give written consent to any person, firm, or corporation for the manufacture or use of any product protected by patent, copyright, or trademark, whether on a royalty basis or for such other consideration as the department may deem proper.
(c) Take any action necessary, including legal action, to enforce its rights under any agreement and to protect its property rights from improper or unlawful use or infringement.
(d) Enforce the collection of any payments or other obligations due the department for the manufacture or use of any Page 3 of 19 CODING:
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er product by any other party.
(e) Sell any product, except where otherwise provided by public records laws, which the department may create or cause to be created, whether or not the product is protected by a department patent, copyright, or trademark, and to execute all instruments necessary to consummate any such sale.
(f) Do all other acts necessary and proper for the execution of powers and duties herein conferred upon the department.
(2) The department shall notify the Department of State in writing whenever property rights by patent, copyright, or trademark are secured or exploited by the department.
(3) Any proceeds from the sale of products or the right to manufacture or use a product must shall be deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund and may be appropriated to finance activities of the department.
The department’s legislative budget request should give special consideration to using such funds for research and development projects.
(4) Any information obtained by the department as a result of research and development projects and revealing a method of process, production, or manufacture which is a trade secret as defined in s.
(5) As used in this section the term “product” includes any and all inventions, methodologies, techniques, and creations that may be properly protected by patent, copyright, or trademark.
Page408.185 4Information submitted for review of 19antitrust CODING:issues;
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er 408.185 Information submitted for review of antitrust issues;
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb Section 6.
Such record must include the times of commencement and termination, all discussions and Pageproceedings, 5the names of 19all CODING:persons present at any time, and the names of all persons speaking.
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er proceedings, the names of all persons present at any time, and the names of all persons speaking.
confidentiality.— (2) After an investigation is completed or ceases to be active, information in records relating to the investigation remainsPage confidential4 and exempt from the provisions of s.18 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb remains confidential and exempt from the provisions of s.
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er Constitution.
Is intended to be private and is treated by the covered entityPage as5 privateof because18 disclosureCODING: would harm the covered entity or its business operations.
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb entity as private because disclosure would harm the covered entity or its business operations.
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Is not publicly available or otherwise readily ascertainable through proper means from another source in the samePage configuration6 asof received18 byCODING: the department.
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb same configuration as received by the department.
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Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section 501.722,Page Florida7 Statutes,of is18 amendedCODING: to read:
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb 501.722, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 548.062,Page Florida8 Statutes,of is18 amendedCODING: to read:
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb 548.062, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
investigations and examinations.— (2) (b) Information made confidential and exempt pursuant to this section is no longer confidential and exempt once the investigation or examination is completed or ceases to be active Pageunless 10disclosure of 19the CODING:information would:
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er unless disclosure of the information would:
However, a complainant’s personal financial and health information remains confidential and exempt.Page 9 of 18 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb exempt.
95-1466AH, in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for Palm Beach County, is intended to be and is treated by a tobacco company as private in that the disclosure of the information would cause harm to the company’s business operations, and has not been disclosed unless disclosed pursuant to a statutory provision, an order of a court or Pageadministrative 11body, ofor 19private CODING:agreement that provides that the information will not be released to the public.
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er administrative body, or private agreement that provides that the information will not be released to the public.
public meetings exemption.— (1)Page LEGISLATIVE10 FINDINGS AND INTENT.— (a) Reliable projections of hurricane18 lossesCODING: are necessary in order to assure that rates for residential property insurance meet the statutory requirement that rates be neither excessive nor inadequate.
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.— (a) Reliable projections of hurricane losses are necessary in order to assure that rates for residential property insurance meet the statutory requirement that rates be neither excessive nor inadequate.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to create the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology as a panel of experts to provide the most actuarially sophisticated Pageguidelines 12and standards for projection of 19hurricane CODING:losses possible, given the current state of actuarial science.
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er guidelines and standards for projection of hurricane losses possible, given the current state of actuarial science.
(d)Page It11 is the intent of the18 LegislatureCODING: that such standards and guidelines be employed as soon as possible, and that they be subject to continuing review thereafter.
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that such standards and guidelines be employed as soon as possible, and that they be subject to continuing review thereafter.
The commission shall be administratively housed within the State Board of Administration, but it shall Pageindependently 13exercise ofthe 19powers CODING:and duties specified in this section.
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er independently exercise the powers and duties specified in this section.
The Executive Director of the Citizens Property InsurancePage Corporation12 orof the18 executiveCODING: director’s designee.
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb Insurance Corporation or the executive director’s designee.
An expert in insurance finance who is a full-time member of the faculty of the State University System and who has a Pagebackground 14in ofactuarial 19science. CODING:
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(e) Members of the commission shall serve without Pagecompensation, 15but ofshall 19be CODING:reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s.
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er compensation, but shall be reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s.
(g) There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, any member of the commission, any member of the State Board of Administration, orPage any14 employee of the18 StateCODING: Board of Administration for any action taken in the performance of their duties under this section.
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb or any employee of the State Board of Administration for any action taken in the performance of their duties under this section.
The commission shall adopt findings as to Pagethe 16accuracy or reliability of 19particular CODING:methods, principles, standards, or models related to probable maximum loss calculations.
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er the accuracy or reliability of particular methods, principles, standards, or models related to probable maximum loss calculations.
627.062, an insurerPage shall15 employof and18 mayCODING: not modify or adjust actuarial methods, principles, standards, models, or output ranges found by the commission to be accurate or reliable in determining hurricane loss factors and probable maximum loss levels for use in a rate filing under s.
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Florida Senate - 2026 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7026 585-01850B-26 20267026pb insurer shall employ and may not modify or adjust actuarial methods, principles, standards, models, or output ranges found by the commission to be accurate or reliable in determining hurricane loss factors and probable maximum loss levels for use in a rate filing under s.
The commission shall revise previously adopted actuarial Pagemethods, 17principles, ofstandards, 19models, CODING:or output ranges no less than every 4 years for flood loss projections.
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ENROLLED Legislature SB 7026 20267026er methods, principles, standards, models, or output ranges no less than every 4 years for flood loss projections.
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(4) That portion of a meeting of the corporation or a subsidiaryPage at17 whichof information18 isCODING: presented or discussed which is confidential and exempt pursuant to subsection (2) or s.
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Action History
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Chapter No. 2026-52
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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Passed; YEAS 106, NAYS 3
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Read 3rd time
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Added to Third Reading Calendar
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Read 2nd time
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
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Bill referred to House Calendar
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In Messages
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Immediately certified -SJ 356
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Passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 3 -SJ 340
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Read 3rd time -SJ 340
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Read 2nd time -SJ 340
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Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 299
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 4
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On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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Introduced
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Referred to Rules
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Filed
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Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
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Submitted for consideration by Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Sponsors
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 8% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Smith | — | Nay |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Nay |
| Bernard, Mack | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharief, Barbara | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Not Voting |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Gaetz, Don | Republican | Nay |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 78 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 3% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (117)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 8% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Nay |
| Bernard, Mack | Democrat | Yea |
| Bracy Davis, LaVon | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharief, Barbara | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Not Voting |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Gaetz, Don | Republican | Nay |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Nay |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Bracy Davis, LaVon | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 7026 do?
- OGSR/Trade Secret Held by an Agency; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for a trade secret held by an agency, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 7026?
- SB 7026 is sponsored by Governmental Oversight and Accountability.
- What is the current status of SB 7026?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 15, 2026. It awaits signature.
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