CS/SB 7030: Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Appropriations, Commerce and Tourism

Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs; 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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/20/2026 03:08 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 482 (e1) by Leek Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Messages	Linked
  H 1395 by Rizo Artificial Intelligence Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee	Compare

• Floor Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Chamber	Result
  3/4/2026 6:23 PM	Senate	34 Yeas - 3 Nays

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  501.9984		Page 2 (pdf)
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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/16/2026	S	• Submitted for consideration by Commerce and Tourism • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
  1/21/2026	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  1/22/2026	S	• Filed • Referred to Appropriations
  1/29/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/13/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/18/2026	S	• CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
  2/20/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2/23/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
  2/24/2026	S	• CS by Appropriations read 1st time
  2/25/2026	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar
  2/26/2026	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar
  3/4/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 556 • Read 3rd time -SJ 556 • CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 556
  3/5/2026	H	• In Messages
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Messages