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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence"
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description: "Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence; Providing that certain identifying information of victims of dating violence who participate in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence which are held by the Office of the Attorney General or contained in voter registration or voting records held by the supervisor of elections or the Department of State are exempt from public records requirements; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing statements of public necessity, etc."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 298"
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citation: "Florida SB 298 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-138"
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primary_sponsors: ["Berman"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-10-28"
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last_action: "2026-06-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad3d54e8-6390-4cc3-ad22-e528affc34eb"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "60863ed915312db472e4727eccfcf1312865306f17d18a3c59e5dc1ae6947487"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida SB 298 (2026) — Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence
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Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence; Providing that certain identifying information of victims of dating violence who participate in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence which are held by the Office of the Attorney General or contained in voter registration or voting records held by the supervisor of elections or the Department of State are exempt from public records requirements; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-138.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **S 298 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/Filed/HTML)
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2. **S 298 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/c1/HTML)
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3. **S 298 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/er/HTML)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **26–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable with Committee Substitute — **6–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable — **22–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Berman — primary (person)
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- Criminal Justice — primary (organization)
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- Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Sharief — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-10-28** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-11-17** Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2025-12-01** On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
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- **2025-12-09** CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
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- **2025-12-10** Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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- **2025-12-11** Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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- **2026-01-09** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
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- **2026-01-13** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
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- **2026-01-14** Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-15** Now in Rules
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- **2026-01-22** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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- **2026-01-27** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-27** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-01-27** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26
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- **2026-01-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-01-29** CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-01-29** Immediately certified
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- **2026-01-29** In Messages
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- **2026-02-13** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2026-02-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-20** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-24** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-24** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2026-02-24** Now in Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-02-24** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-26** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-02-26** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-26** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-03-09** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
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- **2026-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-10** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-17** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-06-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-12** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-12** Chapter No. 2026-138
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad3d54e8-6390-4cc3-ad22-e528affc34eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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