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State lawmakers have taken shot after shot at citizens during the 2026 legislative session, with bills threatening everything from constitutional rights to home rule.

One bright spot was the unanimous passage of House Bill 437, which would put more teeth in Florida's Public Records Act -- including by making it a violation for public agencies not to acknowledge records requests promptly and respond in good faith.

The problem is the Senate version of the bill has not moved one bit -- and this is the last week of the 2026 legislative session. In other words, this legislation will die if the Senate version, Senate Bill 770, is not passed by Friday. A bill must be passed by both the House and the Senate in order to be signed into law.

So Recall Florida is urging residents to call or visit these key senators immediately and tell them to get off their duff and pass Senate Bill 770 this week:

Recall Florida has heard from far too many people who have filed public records requests only for them to be completely ignored or indefinitely delayed. This flies in the face of Florida's Public Records Act. The solution is to strengthen that law, which HB 437 and SB 770 would do. But this legislation won't happen unless Floridians contact Albritton and Passidomo first thing Monday morning and demand the passage of Senate Bill 770.

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