Florida legislation · 2026 Fourth Special Session
Florida S4: Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs
Status: Failed, April 29, 2026
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information held by the Department of Legal Affairs relating to notifications or investigations of certain companion chatbot violations; providing an exemption from public records requirements for information held by the department relating to notifications or investigations of certain bot-related consumer protection violations; requiring that certain information remain confidential and exempt upon the completion or cessation of an investigation; 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. 501.9984, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for information held by the Department of Legal Affairs relating to notifications or investigations of certain companion chatbot violations; providing construction; authorizing the department to disclose such information during an active investigation for specified purposes; requiring that certain information remain confidential and exempt upon the completion or cessation of an investigation; defining the term “proprietary information”…
From the introduced text, April 24, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records; amending s. 501.9984, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for information held by the Department of Legal Affairs relating to notifications or investigations of certain companion chatbot violations; providing construction; authorizing the department to disclose such information during an active investigation for specified purposes; requiring that certain information remain confidential and exempt upon the completion or cessation of an investigation; defining the term “proprietary information”; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; amending s. 501.9985, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for information held by the department relating to notifications or investigations of certain bot-related consumer protection violations; providing construction; authorizing the department to disclose such information during an active investigation for specified purposes; requiring that certain information remain confidential and exempt upon the completion or cessation of an investigation; defining the term “proprietary information”; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; amending s. 501.9986, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for information held by the department relating to notifications or investigations of certain deidentified data-related consumer protection violations; providing construction; authorizing the department to disclose such information during an active investigation for specified purposes; …