---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec./Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program"
description: "Pub. Rec./Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying information in an application submitted to DLA by person seeking compensation through Dozier School for Boys & Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program; creates exceptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 23"
citation: "Florida HB 23 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["executive branch"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-255"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael", "Salzman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-08-24"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/296126f4-fbc2-4ec1-aee1-ef56f3ce279e"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/23/ByCategory"
source_hash: "bfd5c269b2890d60e295dd567980925dd7c09b35bca905870b7f7daa64a85b46"
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 23 (2024) — Pub. Rec./Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program

Pub. Rec./Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying information in an application submitted to DLA by person seeking compensation through Dozier School for Boys & Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program; creates exceptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-255.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 23 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/23/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 23 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/23/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 23 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/23/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 23 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/23/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
- Michael — primary (person)
- Salzman — primary (person)
- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
- Abbott — cosponsor (person)
- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
- Caruso — cosponsor (person)
- Cross — cosponsor (person)
- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Jacques — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Waldron — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-08-24** Filed `filing`
- **2023-10-05** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-05** Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-05** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-05** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-02-05** PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2024-02-07** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2024-02-08** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-08** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-08** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Original reference removed: Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee
- **2024-02-09** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2024-02-19** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2024-02-21** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2024-02-21** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-21** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-21** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-22** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-02-22** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
- **2024-02-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-29** In Messages
- **2024-02-29** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-04** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-04** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 26
- **2024-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** In Messages
- **2024-03-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-06-17** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-24** Chapter No. 2024-255; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 21 (Ch. 2024-254)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/296126f4-fbc2-4ec1-aee1-ef56f3ce279e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).