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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/3/2026 02:02 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Rules (RC)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 251 (c1) by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in State Affairs Committee	Similar

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  119.071

  General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

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