Bill Summary

SB 812 Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Simon  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; authorizing disclosure of criminal history records to a state attorney for a specified purpose; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. Effective Date: On the same date that SB 810 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
» S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Rules
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Actions
12/09/25
SENATE
Filed
12/16/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
01/15/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 S
01/20/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 7 Yeas, 1 Nay
01/21/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/22/26
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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bill text & filed amendments
0812
Filed on 12/09/25
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Amendment 616754
Simon
Filed on 01/16/26
Replaced by CS
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0812C1
Filed on 01/21/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
943.059
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