CS/HB 251: Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee ; Esposito
Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current emergency department physicians & spouses & certain children of such emergency department physicians; provides for retroactive application; requires certain agencies that are custodians of exempt information to maintain exempt status of such information under certain circumstances; specifies procedures for requesting agency to maintain exempt status of such information until exemption no longer applies to individual; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Last Action: 2/12/2026 House - Now in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/28/2025 | House |
• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2/9/2026 | House |
• Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/11/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/12/2026 | House |
• Referred to State Affairs Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee |
