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CS/SB 268: Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Rodriguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell

Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians; Defining the term “emergency department physician”; providing exemptions from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current emergency department physicians and the spouses and certain children of such emergency department physicians; requiring certain agencies that are custodians of the exempt information to maintain the exempt status of such information under certain circumstances; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/23/2025 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/2/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/3/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/4/2026 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time

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  • CS/SB 268, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2026 at 2:02 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 251 Pub. Rec./Emergency Physicians Esposito Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 268, Original Filed Version Posted 10/23/2025 at 1:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 251 Pub. Rec./Emergency Physicians Esposito Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    519420 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Rodriguez)     		1/29/2026
    4:50 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf)

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