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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 856: Public Records/Sexual Assault Counselors

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 856 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Records/Sexual Assault Counselors. Primary sponsor: Tina Polsky (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs.

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/Sexual Assault Counselors; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of sexual assault counselors; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tina PolskyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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 Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Introduced
  4. Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
  5. Filed

Sources

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