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IntroducedNov 18, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Specifies that hearings relating to mental health & substance abuse, respectively, are confidential & closed to public; provides exceptions; exempts certain information from public records requirements; expands public records exemption to include certain petitions & applications; authorizes disclosure of certain confidential & exempt documents to certain service providers; authorizes courts to use respondent's name for certain purposes; revises applicability; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; making technical changes; provides statements of public necessity.
Summary
Comments on HB 447
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Government Operations Subcommitteeprimary


- López, J.cosponsor
- Partingtoncosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Judiciary Committee
- Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
- Now in Judiciary Committee
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 09, 2026 | House
- Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
- Nov 24, 2025 | House
- Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- Now in Human Services Subcommittee
- Nov 18, 2025 | House
- Filed
