CS/CS/SB 1440: Public Records/Office of Financial Regulation

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Rules, Banking and Insurance, Martin

Public Records/Office of Financial Regulation; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information received by the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to certain cybersecurity event provisions relating to information systems and customer information of loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage lenders and for information received by the office as a result of investigations and examinations of such cybersecurity events; providing a public records exemption for certain information in reports of financial exploitation; providing an exemption from public records requirements for information received by the office pursuant to certain cybersecurity events, documents relating to information systems, and customer information of money services businesses and for information received by the office as a result of investigations and examinations of such cybersecurity events; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/25/2026 06:38 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Rules (RC)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)

• Related Bills (9)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 198 (c2) by Rouson Virtual Currency Kiosks Last Action: 2/25/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 505	Linked
  S 314 (c2) by Burton Payment Stablecoin Last Action: 3/5/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 175	Linked
  S 540 (c3) by Martin Office of Financial Regulation Last Action: 2/25/2026 H In Messages	Linked
  H 175 (er) by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Payment Stablecoin Last Action: 3/5/2026 H Ordered enrolled	Compare
  H 381 (c1) by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Office of Financial Regulation Last Action: 2/16/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee	Compare
  H 505 (er) by Commerce Committee Virtual Currency Kiosks Last Action: 3/12/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare
  H 777 by Barnaby Pub. Rec./Office of Financial Regulation Last Action: 1/22/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee	Compare
  H 1087 (er) by Government Operations Subcommittee Pub. Rec./Office of Financial Regulation Last Action: 3/12/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare
  S 7044 by Banking and Insurance Public Records/Custodians of Gold Coin and Silver Coin Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1087	Compare

• Citations - Statute (6)

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  494.00125	Public records exemptions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  517.2015	Confidentiality of information relating to investigations and examinations.	Page 5 (pdf)
  560.129	Confidentiality.	Page 7 (pdf) , Page 11 (pdf)
  655.0171		Page 18 (pdf)
  655.057	Records; limited restrictions upon public access.	Page 22 (pdf) , Page 25 (pdf)
  655.50	Florida Control of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Financial Institutions Act.	Page 34 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/8/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/23/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  1/28/2026	S	• CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  1/29/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  2/4/2026	S	• CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
  2/13/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  2/18/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 • Now in Rules
  2/19/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/24/2026	S	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1 • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26 • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  2/25/2026	S	• Read 2nd time • Amendment(s) adopted (137224, 338078) • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 1 • Immediately certified
  2/25/2026	H	• In Messages