Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 875
Session 2026
Eyewitness Identification
Active
Active
Failed in House on Mar 13, 2026
First Action
Dec 23, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
875
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
House Votes (0)
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Eyewitness Identification; Revises eyewitness identification procedures; requires documentation of eyewitness's description of possible perpetrator of crime; requires officers to have evidence-based reason to include person in lineup; limits use of facial recognition technology in certain circumstances; specifies composition of lineup; limits number of identification procedures that may be conducted as to certain persons; specifies that lineups are preferable to show-ups or first-time-in-court identifications; specifies circumstances in which show-up or in-court identification may be performed; specifies that instructions must be given to eyewitness before any identification procedure; revises such instructions; requires lineup administrator to document any identification or nonidentification in specified manner; requires audio & video recording of identification procedure; provides exception; provides that certain attorneys may be present at identification procedure; specifies permissible conduct of such attorneys during procedure.
Actions (6)
03/13/2026
House
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/05/2026
House
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Judiciary Committee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
12/23/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:14 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:13 PM