Florida HB 771: Florida Hometown Hero Housing Program

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HB 771 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the interception and disclosure of 2
oral communications; amending s. 934.03, F.S.; 3
authorizing a person to intercept and record an oral 4
communication if the person is a party to the 5
communication and certain conditions are met; limiting 6
the use of the intercepted communication to evidencing 7
an act of domestic violence; providing an effective 8
date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (n) is added to subsection (2) of 13
section 934.03, Florida Statutes, to read: 14
934.03 Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or 15
electronic communications prohibited.— 16
(2) 17
(n) It is lawful under this section and ss. 934.04-934.09 18
for a person to intercept and record an oral communication if 19
the person is a party to the communication and the person has 20
reasonable grounds to believe that the recording will capture 21
evidence of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28. A 22
recording authorized under this paragraph may be provided to a 23
law enforcement agency, an attorney, or a court for the purpose 24
of evidencing an act of domestic violence. Such recording may 25

HB 771 2026

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not be otherwise disseminated or shared. 26
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 27