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.
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - CS by Health Policy read 1st time
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- Health Policy (HP)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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 |