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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 771

Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications
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Valdés
FILED BY
Susan Valdés — District 64, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications; Authorizes person to intercept & record oral communication if person is party to communication & certain conditions are met; limits use of intercepted communication to evidencing act of domestic violence.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Allows parties to record domestic violence calls for legal use.

A person who is a party to an oral communication may lawfully intercept and record it if they have reasonable grounds to believe it will capture evidence of domestic violence.

The recording may be provided to a law enforcement agency, an attorney, or a court specifically for the purpose of evidencing an act of domestic violence.

The recording may not be otherwise disseminated or shared, creating a strict limitation on how the evidence can be used or distributed.

This new authority applies to oral communications and is subject to the definitions and requirements found in the domestic violence statute.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 New authorization to record domestic violence majors. 934.03(2)(n)

AICreates a new legal exception allowing a party to a conversation to record it if they reasonably believe it will capture evidence of domestic violence.

“It is lawful under this section and ss. 934.04-934.09 for a person to intercept and record an oral communication if the person is a party to the communication and the person has...” bill text, line 18 →
§ 2 Restricted sharing of recordings majors. 934.03(2)(n)

AILimits the use of the recording to providing it to law enforcement, an attorney, or a court specifically to evidence an act of domestic violence.

“A recording authorized under this paragraph may be provided to a law enforcement agency, an attorney, or a court for the purpose of evidencing an act of domestic violence.” bill text, line 22 →
§ 3 Prohibition on other dissemination majors. 934.03(2)(n)

AIForbids the person who made the recording from sharing it in any other way, such as posting it online or sending it to others.

“Such recording may not be otherwise disseminated or shared.” bill text, line 25 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/5/2026
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/5/2026
Referred to Judiciary Committee
1/5/2026
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
12/15/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 934.03
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