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SB 1146

Relating to water.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by David Smith

Creates a public-records exemption protecting the personal identifying information of Hope Florida participants; covers the Hope Florida Office and agencies; effective 7/1/2025, sunset 10/2/2030, requires 2/3 vote.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · SB 1146

Summary — SB 1146 (2025) — Public Records / Hope Florida Program

Status: Introduced Feb. 6, 2025; Rule 3-9(a) / Re‑referred to Assignments
Primary subject: Public records exemption for participants in the Hope Florida program
Companion/linked bill: SB 1144 (statutory codification of the Hope Florida program)

Main purpose

SB 1146 creates a new public‑records confidential and exempt classification for certain personal identifying information (PII) of participants in the Hope Florida program. It is the public‑records companion to SB 1144, which would codify the Hope Florida program within the Executive Office of the Governor.

Key provisions

  • Makes certain personal identifying information of Hope Florida participants confidential and exempt from inspection and copying under Florida’s Public Records Act.
  • The exemption applies to records held by:
    • the Hope Florida Office within the Executive Office of the Governor, and
    • state agencies that participate in administering the Hope Florida program.
  • The exemption covers records created on, before, or after the bill’s effective date (i.e., it applies retroactively and prospectively to covered records).
  • Contains the constitutionally required statement of public necessity.
  • Because the bill creates a new public‑records exemption, final passage requires a two‑thirds vote of members present and voting.

Who is affected

  • Participants in the Hope Florida program (their covered personal identifying information will not be publicly accessible).
  • The Hope Florida Office and participating state agencies (as custodians of exempt records).
  • Members of the public and media: access to the specified PII of program participants would be restricted.
  • Records custodians and legal counsel: must implement and follow the exemption and applicable release rules.

Sunset, effective date, and fiscal impact

  • The exemption is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and is scheduled to repeal on October 2, 2030, unless the Legislature reenacts it.
  • Effective date: July 1, 2025 (or on the same day as SB 1144 / linked legislation becomes law, if adopted the same session).
  • Fiscal impact: Committees report an insignificant negative fiscal impact to state expenditures that can be absorbed within existing resources.

Procedural notes

  • Introduced Feb. 6, 2025; committee substitute (CS) reported favorably by the Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee.
  • The CS/companion language clarifies applicability to records held on, before, or after the effective date.
  • Because the measure creates a new confidentiality exemption, it requires a 2/3 legislative vote for final passage.

If you want, I can:
- Pull the draft statutory text (if available) to show exactly which data fields are covered, or
- Summarize SB 1144 to show how the underlying Hope Florida program would be structured and why the exemption is proposed.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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