---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec./Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor"
description: "Pub. Rec./Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor; Provides exemption from public records requirements for nonjudicial record of arrest of minor who has successfully completed diversion program; provides for retroactive application; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 197"
citation: "Florida HB 197 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2022-112"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith, D."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 40
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-09-24"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6eb17c31-4855-4767-a153-a34bcfde27df"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/197/ByCategory"
source_hash: "828029bdb455a7f6a70708031f81160e4ff0001b9536aefde32369bc1dca59f2"
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 HB 197 (2022) — Pub. Rec./Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor

Pub. Rec./Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor; Provides exemption from public records requirements for nonjudicial record of arrest of minor who has successfully completed diversion program; provides for retroactive application; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2022-112.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 197 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/197/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 197 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/197/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Smith, D. — primary (person)
- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Caruso — cosponsor (person)
- Chambliss — cosponsor (person)
- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Morales — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
- Tant — cosponsor (person)
- Williams — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-24** Filed `filing`
- **2021-10-06** Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-06** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-06** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-06** Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2022-01-10** Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
- **2022-01-11** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2022-01-12** Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-12** Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2022-01-12** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2022-01-25** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2022-01-27** Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-27** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2022-01-27** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2022-01-28** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2022-02-01** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-01** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-01** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2022-02-01** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2022-02-17** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
- **2022-02-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2022-02-22** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2022-02-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-24** Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-24** Immediately certified
- **2022-02-24** In Messages
- **2022-02-24** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-28** Received
- **2022-03-08** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2022-03-08** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2022-03-08** Substituted for CS/SB 344
- **2022-03-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-08** In Messages
- **2022-03-08** Ordered enrolled
- **2022-05-05** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2022-05-12** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** Chapter No. 2022-112; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 195 (Ch. 2022-111)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6eb17c31-4855-4767-a153-a34bcfde27df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).