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Became law SENATE · SESSION 2026 · CHAPTER 2026-51

No. CS/SB 7000

OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter
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Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
EFFECTIVE
4/23/2026
PROVIDED SUMMARY

OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for the addresses and telephone numbers of persons provided public emergency shelter and held by the agency that provided the emergency shelter; deleting the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Removes the 2026 deadline for the shelter address privacy exemption.

The bill deletes a clause that automatically repealed a privacy exemption on October 2, 2026.

This exemption protects the addresses and phone numbers of people in public emergency shelters.

Without this change, the protection would have expired unless the Legislature acted to renew it.

The privacy protection for shelter residents will now remain in effect indefinitely.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Removal of Sunset Repeal majors. 252.385(5)

AIThe bill removes the statutory requirement that the public records exemption for emergency shelter addresses and phone numbers automatically expires on October 2, 2026, unless the Legislature re-enacts it.

“This subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and saved from repeal” bill text, line 20 →
TIMELINE
4/24/2026
Chapter No. 2026-51
4/23/2026
Approved by Governor
4/21/2026
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/17/2026
Ordered enrolled
3/9/2026
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
3/9/2026
Read 3rd time
3/9/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/9/2026
Read 2nd time
3/5/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2/16/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/10/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/10/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
2/10/2026
Bill referred to House Calendar
1/29/2026
In Messages
1/29/2026
Immediately certified -SJ 236
1/29/2026
CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 2 -SJ 234
1/29/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 234
1/29/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 234
1/27/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26
1/27/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/27/2026
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1
1/22/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/14/2026
Now in Rules
1/13/2026
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/13/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/12/2026
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
1/5/2026
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability,...
11/4/2025
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
11/4/2025
Filed
11/4/2025
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Military and...
10/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and...
10/27/2025
Submitted for consideration by Military and Veterans Affairs,...
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 252.385
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