SB 876: Public Records and Public Meetings/Hearings Relating to Mental Health and Substance Abuse

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Gaetz

Public Records and Public Meetings/Hearings Relating to Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Providing that all hearings relating to mental health examination or treatment and substance abuse treatment or assessment and stabilization, respectively, are confidential and closed to the public; providing that certain information is exempt from public records requirements; authorizing disclosure of certain confidential and exempt documents to certain service providers; authorizing courts to use a respondent’s name for certain purposes; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing statements of public necessity, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/11/2025 10:30 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 447 (c1) by Government Operations Subcommittee Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules	Similar

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  394.464	Court records; confidentiality.	Page 1 (pdf)
  397.6760	Court records; confidentiality.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/11/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs