Florida HB 195: Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction

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HB 195 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to payment scam task force; creating 2
s. 17.675, F.S.; creating the Task Force on Payment 3
Scams adjunct to the Department of Financial Services; 4
requiring the department to provide administrative and 5
staff support relating to the function of the task 6
force; defining the terms "payment" and "task force"; 7
requiring the Chief Financial to establish the task 8
force by a specified date; providing the purpose of 9
the task force; providing memberships and terms of the 10
task force; providing that members serve without 11
compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel 12
expenses; providing requirements for meetings; 13
providing duties of the task force; providing 14
reporting requirements; providing for future repeal 15
and legislative review of the task force; providing an 16
effective date. 17
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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Section 1. Section 17.675, Florida Statutes, is created to 21
read: 22
17.675 Task Force on Payment Scams.— 23
(1) The Task Force on Payment Scams, a task force as 24
defined in s. 20.03(5), is created adjunct to the Department of 25

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Financial Services. Except as otherwise provided in this 26
section, the task force shall operate in a manner consistent 27
with s. 20.052. The department shall provide administrative and 28
staff support relating to the functions of the task force. 29
(2) As used in this section, the term: 30
(a) "Payment" means any mechanism through which an 31
individual can electronically transfer funds to another 32
individual via a platform or intermediary. 33
(b) "Task force" means the Task Force on Payment Scams 34
created under this section. 35
(3) No later than October 1, 2026, the Chief Financial 36
Officer shall establish the Task Force on Payment Scams. The 37
purpose of the task force is to recognize and avert payment 38
scams by doing all of the following: 39
(a) Examining current trends and developments in payment 40
scams, identifying effective methods for preventing such scams, 41
and issuing recommendations to enhance efforts to identify and 42
prevent such activities. 43
(b) Adopting a cross-sector approach to ensure its 44
recommendations reflect the full scope of the issue, given that 45
scams impact individuals across a wide range of industries, 46
including financial services, telecommunications, and 47
technology. 48
(c) Including representation from stakeholders with direct 49
experience supporting victims of scams, as well as industry 50

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participants with insight into scam tactics and prevention 51
strategies. 52
(4)(a) The task force shall be chaired by the Chief 53
Financial Officer or his or her designee and shall consist of 54
representatives from the following: 55
1. The Commissioner of Agriculture. 56
2. The Attorney General. 57
3. The Division of Treasury of the Department of Financial 58
Services. 59
4. The Department of Commerce. 60
5. The Financial Crime Analysis Center of the Department 61
of Law Enforcement. 62
6. The Financial Transaction Database of the Department of 63
Law Enforcement. 64
7. A representative, appointed by the Chief Financial 65
Officer in consultation with the task force, from a financial 66
institution with expertise in identifying, preventing, and 67
combating payment scams. 68
8. A representative, appointed by the Chief Financial 69
Officer in consultation with the task force, from a credit union 70
with expertise in identifying, preventing, and combating payment 71
scams. 72
9. A representative, appointed by the Chief Financial 73
Officer in consultation with the task force, from a digital 74
payment network with expertise in identifying, preventing, and 75

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combating payment scams. 76
10. A representative, appointed by the Chief Financial 77
Officer in consultation with the task force, from a community 78
bank. 79
11. A representative, appointed by the Chief Financial 80
Officer in consultation with the task force, from a consumer 81
group. 82
12. A representative, appointed by the Chief Financial 83
Officer in consultation with the task force, from an industry 84
association representing technology or online platforms. 85
13. Not more than five representatives appointed by the 86
Chief Financial Officer to represent victims, scam support 87
networks, and other relevant stakeholde