---
type: "Bill"
title: "OGSR/Data Processing Software"
description: "OGSR/Data Processing Software; Amending a provision relating to an exemption from public records requirements for certain data processing software obtained by an agency under a licensing agreement that prohibits its disclosure and which software is a trade secret and agency-produced data processing software that is sensitive; removing the public record exemption for certain trade secret information; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 7028"
citation: "Florida SB 7028 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public officers", "employees", "and records"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-105"
primary_sponsors: ["Regulated Industries"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8df5440b-e8c3-49d2-b729-033896d32924"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7028/ByCategory"
source_hash: "e421ee7ed2bb8dbfa3b29dc06ecb44917e161999d2e572705b806571ef1432a2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida SB 7028 (2021) — OGSR/Data Processing Software

OGSR/Data Processing Software; Amending a provision relating to an exemption from public records requirements for certain data processing software obtained by an agency under a licensing agreement that prohibits its disclosure and which software is a trade secret and agency-produced data processing software that is sensitive; removing the public record exemption for certain trade secret information; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-105.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S 7028 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7028/BillText/Filed/HTML)
2. **S 7028 pb** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7028/BillText/pb/HTML)
3. **S 7028 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7028/BillText/e1/HTML)
4. **S 7028 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/7028/BillText/er/HTML)

## Votes

- Returning Messages — **38–2** (pass) · upper
- Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee Bill — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **113–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–2** (pass) · upper
- Favorable — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Regulated Industries — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-08** Submitted for consideration by Regulated Industries
- **2021-02-08** On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/16/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- **2021-02-16** Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- **2021-02-17** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-26** On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/31/21, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Building
- **2021-03-31** Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Now in Rules
- **2021-04-15** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2021-04-20** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21
- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** In Messages
- **2021-04-26** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-04-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021)
- **2021-04-26** Amendment 417125 filed
- **2021-04-26** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Amendment 417125 adopted
- **2021-04-27** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-27** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 3 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-28** In returning messages
- **2021-04-29** Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (417125)
- **2021-04-29** Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2021-06-14** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-16** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-17** Chapter No. 2021-105

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8df5440b-e8c3-49d2-b729-033896d32924`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).