CS/HB 447: Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Government Operations Subcommittee ; Maney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; López, J. ; Partington
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.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/18/2025 House • Filed
11/24/2025 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
1/9/2026 House • Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2026 House • Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/20/2026 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/22/2026 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2/3/2026 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2/5/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
2/6/2026 House • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
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CS/HB 447, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2026 at 3:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 876 Public Records and Public Meetings/Hearings Relating to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Gaetz Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 394.464 Court records; confidentiality. Page 1 (pdf) 397.6760 Court records; confidentiality. Page 4 (pdf) -
HB 447, Original Filed Version Posted 11/18/2025 at 9:42 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Human Services Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2026 (pdf)
Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 876 Public Records and Public Meetings/Hearings Relating to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Gaetz Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 437481 - Amendment
Remove lines 138-180 and insert:Maney 2/4/2026
3:53 PMAdopted
2/5/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 394.464 Court records; confidentiality. Page 1 (pdf) 397.6760 Court records; confidentiality. Page 4 (pdf)