HB 447: Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Maney
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.
Last Action: 11/24/2025 House - Now in Human Services Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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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
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HB 447, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/18/2025 at 9:42 AM
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: 12/16/2025 S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules 
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)