Florida HB 7003: OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information

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HB 7003 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to a review under the Open Government 2
Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.071, F.S., which 3
provides an exemption from public record requirements 4
for certain conviction integrity unit reinvestigation 5
information; removing the scheduled repeal of the 6
exemption; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Paragraph (q) of subsection (2) of section 11
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 13
public records.— 14
(2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.— 15
(q)1. As used in this paragraph, the term: 16
a. "Conviction integrity unit" means a unit within a state 17
attorney's office established for the purpose of reviewing 18
plausible claims of actual innocence. 19
b. "Conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information" 20
means information or materials generated during a new 21
investigation by a conviction integrity unit following the 22
unit's formal written acceptance of an applicant's case. The 23
term does not include: 24
(I) Information, materials, or records generated by a 25

HB 7003 2026

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state attorney's office during an investigation done for the 26
purpose of responding to motions made pursuant to Rule 3.800, 27
Rule 3.850, or Rule 3.853, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, 28
or any other collateral proceeding. 29
(II) Petitions by applicants to the conviction integrity 30
unit. 31
(III) Criminal investigative information generated before 32
the commencement of a conviction integrity unit investigation 33
which is not otherwise exempt from this section. 34
2. Conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information 35
is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 36
Constitution for a reasonable period of time during an active, 37
ongoing, and good faith investigation of a claim of actual 38
innocence in a case that previously resulted in the conviction 39
of the accused person and until the claim is no longer capable 40
of further investigation. This paragraph is subject to the Open 41
Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 42
shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and 43
saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 44
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 45