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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 812: Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records

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

SB 812 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records. Primary sponsor: Corey Simon (Republican), Criminal Justice. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice.

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/Sealed Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; authorizing disclosure of criminal history records to a state attorney for a specified purpose; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Corey SimonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Criminal JusticePrimary 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 Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  2. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  3. Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  4. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  5. CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
  6. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  7. Introduced
  8. Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  9. Filed

Sources

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