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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 397: Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 397 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations. Primary sponsor: Kevin Chambliss (Democratic), Criminal Justice Subcommittee. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in State Affairs Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations; Provides exemption from public records requirements for specified personal identifying & location information of current & former employees, board members, & volunteers of crime stoppers organizations; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides for retroactive application; provides statement of public necessity.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin ChamblissPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse117
Criminal Justice SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in State Affairs Committee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in State Affairs Committee
  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  5. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  6. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  7. CS Filed
  8. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  9. Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  11. Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  12. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source