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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 627: Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty

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 627 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty. Primary sponsor: Kim Berfield (Republican), Criminal Justice Subcommittee. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Judiciary 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.

Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty; Authorizes certain law enforcement officers to decline to accept or process public records requests; provides requirements for such officers; provides penalty.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim BerfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Criminal Justice SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tom FabricioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110

“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 Judiciary Committee
  2. Now in Judiciary Committee
  3. Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
  5. Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  6. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  8. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  9. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  10. CS Filed
  11. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  12. Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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