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., Mooney, 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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/6/2026 03:07 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 876 by Gaetz Public Records and Public Meetings/Hearings Relating to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	Similar

• Analyses (1)

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  • Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting)   2/25/2026

• Floor Votes (1)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  3/4/2026 2:44 PM	House	113 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  394.464	Court records; confidentiality.	Page 1 (pdf)
  397.6760	Court records; confidentiality.	Page 4 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/18/2025	H	• Filed
  11/24/2025	H	• 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	H	• Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
  1/13/2026	H	• Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/14/2026	H	• Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  1/20/2026	H	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  1/22/2026	H	• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  2/3/2026	H	• Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  2/5/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
  2/6/2026	H	• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/9/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  2/20/2026	H	• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  2/24/2026	H	• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
  2/25/2026	H	• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/26/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
  3/4/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  3/4/2026	S	• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Rules