# Florida SB 506: Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector

Florida SB 506, Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Danny Burgess (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Chapter No. 2026-49, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 504 (Ch. 2026-48)) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB506-2026
- 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 506
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-14
- Last action: 2026-04-24, Chapter No. 2026-49, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 504 (Ch. 2026-48)
- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (191 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local governments must keep inspector recordings: benefit, low. Florida local governments must keep code inspectors’ body-camera recordings for at least 90 days. By October 1, 2026, the Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services must update its general records schedule. That update must include the 90-day retention requirement. The act t…
- Privacy limits on code inspectors’ recordings: mixed, low. Florida makes code inspectors’ on-duty body-camera recordings confidential when taken inside homes, health care or social service facilities, or other reasonably private places. The protection covers only the protected recordings or portions, not every inspector recording. Local governments can sha…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/506/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/506/BillText/er/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-14: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/506/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/506/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- 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 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/506/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/506/BillText/er/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/506/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/506/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 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB506-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).