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HB 7011FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026signed
Enacted

Permanent Protection for Aquaculture Business Records

Original title: OGSR/Aquaculture Records

March 30, 2026

Public RecordsAquacultureGovernment TransparencyAgricultureindustry

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Current status: signed.

Last action
Chapter No. 2026-11Mar 30, 2026

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

This change prevents the automatic public disclosure of proprietary aquaculture business data that would have otherwise occurred on October 2, 2026, if the exemption had been allowed to expire.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Aquaculture business owners

Their business records held by the state remain exempt from public disclosure requirements indefinitely.

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The department continues to maintain the confidentiality of specific aquaculture records as mandated by the amended statute.

What changed

Current stage: signed.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This law makes permanent the existing for certain aquaculture business information held by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. By removing the scheduled expiration date, the state ensures that specific sensitive industry records remain confidential indefinitely.

Why It Matters

This change prevents the automatic public disclosure of proprietary aquaculture business data that would have otherwise occurred on October 2, 2026, if the exemption had been allowed to expire.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this law change?
It removes the '' or expiration date from a law that keeps certain aquaculture business records private.
Will my aquaculture business records become public now?
No, the law ensures that the existing privacy protections for these records remain in place permanently rather than expiring in October 2026.

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Voting Record

Motion succeededupper2/19/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Third Reading

Total

39

Yes

33

No

3

Present

0

Not Voting

2

Abstain

0

Motion succeededlower2/4/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Passage, Third Reading

Total

117

Yes

109

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

8

Abstain

0

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Discoveries

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policy shift100% confidence

Removal of Sunset Provision

The legislature transitioned a temporary public records exemption into a permanent one, indicating a settled policy preference for keeping these specific aquaculture records confidential.

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Connected Entities

organizationDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesMap →
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Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance40
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz10
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