No. SB 44
Filed under Local Government.
Electronic Payment of Public Records Fees; Requiring an agency subject to ch. 119, F.S., to provide an electronic option for payment of fees associated with a public records request, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDEvery agency subject to Florida's public records law must now let people pay any fee tied to a records request electronically, adding an option alongside cash, check, or in-person payment.
The bill does not specify which electronic method qualifies, so agencies retain discretion over cost, convenience, and any third-party processing fees passed to the requester.
Existing subsections of the statute are renumbered to make room for the new requirement; nothing about fee amounts, exemptions, or existing rights to inspect and copy records changes.
AIAny agency subject to the public records law must give people requesting public records a way to pay associated fees electronically, in addition to whatever payment methods it already accepts.