Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S506: Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector
Status: Chaptered, April 24, 2026
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for body camera recordings recorded by a code inspector under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring a local government to retain body camera recordings for a specified timeframe; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.0713, F.S.; defining terms; providing an exemption from public records requirements for body camera recordings recorded by a code inspector under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring a local government to retain body camera recordings for a specified timeframe; providing for retroactive application; providing construction; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity…
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:
An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.0713, F.S.; defining terms; providing an exemption from public records requirements for body camera recordings recorded by a code inspector under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring a local government to retain body camera recordings for a specified timeframe; providing for retroactive application; providing construction; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; directing the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State to adopt a specified retention requirement for certain body camera recordings by a specified date; providing a contingent effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSubsection (6) is added to section 119.0713, Florida Statutes, to read: 119.0713âLocal government agency exemptions from inspection or copying of public records.â (6)(a)âAs used in this subsection, the term: 1.ââBody cameraâ means a portable electronic recording device that is worn on a code inspectorâs body and that records audio and video data in the course of the performance of his or her official duties and responsibilities. 2.ââCode inspectorâ has the same meaning as in s. 162.04(2). 3.ââPersonal representativeâ means a parent, a court appointed guardian, an attorney, or an agent of, or a person holding a power of attorney for, a person recorded by a body camera. …