Evidence revealing how hedge fund billionaire Jeffrey Epstein avoided appropriate punishment and continued operating an underage sex-trafficking ring for more than a decade after his first arrest could soon come to light under legislation now one vote from passage.

House lawmakers unanimously approved a bill (HB 117) to ease the opening of records from 2006, when then-Palm Beach State Attorney Barry Krischer declined to charge Epstein and instead referred his case to a grand jury.

The House passed the bill unanimously Thursday, Feb. 15, with a standing ovation for sponsor Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman of Boca Raton. It is scheduled for the floor in the Senate next week.

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