This bill amends sections 394.47893 and 394.47894 of the Florida Statutes to create exemptions from public records and meetings requirements for the Drug Overdose Death Review Committee and the Suicide Death Review Committee. Specifically, it establishes that any records revealing the identity of a decedent who died from a drug overdose or suicide, as well as their family members, are confidential and exempt from public disclosure. The committees are authorized to share this confidential information with each other, governmental agencies, and authorized entities for research purposes, provided that strict privacy and security agreements are in place. Additionally, portions of meetings discussing such confidential information are exempt from public meeting requirements, and these closed sessions must be recorded and maintained.

The bill also imposes criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of the confidential information and includes a provision for future legislative review and potential repeal of these exemptions by October 2, 2031. The Legislature finds that protecting the confidentiality of this sensitive information is a public necessity to prevent harm to the reputations and safety of decedents and their families, and to ensure the effectiveness of the review processes for drug overdose deaths and suicides. The act is contingent upon the passage of related legislation in the same session.