Florida SB 1426: Local Government Fiscal Affairs

Bill Text

1426 
Accessing Personnel Files of Law Enforcement Officers 
2026-01-08T05:54:04Z 
Requiring the employing agency of a law enforcement officer to maintain in the personnel file or other public record a log documenting the name, address, and identification presented of any person requesting and receiving from the employing agency such files or records of such officer, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1426 

 By Senator Rodriguez 

 40-00781A-26 20261426__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to accessing personnel files of law 
 3 enforcement officers; creating s. 112.537, F.S.; 
 4 defining the term “employing agency”; requiring the 
 5 employing agency of a law enforcement officer to 
 6 maintain in the personnel file or other public record 
 7 a log documenting the name, address, and 
 8 identification presented of any person requesting and 
 9 receiving from the employing agency such files or 
 10 records of such officer; providing an effective date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. Section 112.537, Florida Statutes, is created 
 15 and incorporated into part VI of chapter 112, Florida Statutes, 
 16 to read: 
 17 112.537 Access to public records.— 
 18 (1) As used in this section, the term “employing agency” 
 19 has the same meaning as in s. 943.10(4). 
 20 (2) The employing agency of a law enforcement officer which 
 21 furnishes the personnel file or other public record of such 
 22 officer shall maintain in such file or record a log documenting 
 23 the name, address, and type of identification presented, if any, 
 24 of any person who requests and receives the personnel file or 
 25 other public record. 
 26 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.