# Florida SB 298: Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence

Florida SB 298, Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-12 (Chapter No. 2026-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 296 (Ch. 2026-91)) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB298-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 298
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Last action: 2026-06-12, Chapter No. 2026-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 296 (Ch. 2026-91)
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Rules, State Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (182 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More privacy for Florida violence survivors: benefit, low. The law expands Florida’s address confidentiality protections to include dating violence survivors enrolled in the program. The Attorney General shields participants’ home, school, and work addresses listed on their applications, related phone numbers, and Social Security numbers. The Department of…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-12-09 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2026-06-12: Chapter No. 2026-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 296 (Ch. 2026-91)
- 2026-06-12: Approved by Governor
- 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-26: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-26: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-26: Favorable by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-24: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-02-24: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-24: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-20: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-02-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Now in State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-01-29: In Messages (House)
- 2026-01-29: Immediately certified -SJ 236 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 233 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Read 3rd time -SJ 233 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Read 2nd time -SJ 233 (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26 (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-12-11: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate)
- 2025-12-10: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-12-09: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-10-28: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2025-12-10: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-10-28: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/Filed/PDF)

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- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/298/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB298-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).