Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S90: Public Records/Receipt or Transfer of Ammunition
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for records containing certain information pertaining to a buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of ammunition; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for the reversion of specified statutory text unless certain conditions are met; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to public records; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for records containing certain information pertaining to a buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of ammunition; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for the reversion of specified statutory text unless certain conditions are met; providing a statement of public necessity; providing a contingent effective date.
From the introduced text, September 26, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for records containing certain information pertaining to a buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of ammunition; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for the reversion of specified statutory text unless certain conditions are met; providing a statement of public necessity; providing a contingent effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âParagraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 790.065, Florida Statutes, as amended by SB 88, 2026 Regular Session, is amended to read: 790.065âSale and delivery of firearms and ammunition.â (4)(a)âAny records containing any of the information set forth in subsection (1) pertaining to a buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of a firearm or ammunition by reason of Florida and federal law, which records are created by the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct the criminal history record check, are [DELETED: shall be] confidential and exempt from [DELETED: the provisions of] s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and may not be disclosed by the Department of Law Enforcement or any officer or employee thereof to …