THE BILL ITSELF
SB 1426
Accessing Personnel Files of Law Enforcement Officers
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1426 By Senator Rodriguez 40-00781A-26 20261426__
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to accessing personnel files of law
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enforcement officers; creating s. 112.537, F.S.;
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defining the term “employing agency”; requiring the
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employing agency of a law enforcement officer to
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maintain in the personnel file or other public record
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a log documenting the name, address, and
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identification presented of any person requesting and
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receiving from the employing agency such files or
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records of such officer; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 112.537, Florida Statutes, is created
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and incorporated into part VI of chapter 112, Florida Statutes,
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to read:
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112.537 Access to public records.—
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(1) As used in this section, the term “employing agency”
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has the same meaning as in s. 943.10(4).
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(2) The employing agency of a law enforcement officer which
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furnishes the personnel file or other public record of such
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officer shall maintain in such file or record a log documenting
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the name, address, and type of identification presented, if any,
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of any person who requests and receives the personnel file or
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other public record.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.