FL H0021 | 2026 | Regular Session

Florida House Bill 21

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain identifying & location information of current or former agency employees & spouses & children of such employees; provides for retroactive application; specifies that exemption does not limit certain existing exemptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Title

Pub. Rec./Agency Employees

Roll Calls

2026-02-11 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#493 (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-03 - House - House State Affairs Committee (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-01-14 - House - House Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Rules
2026-02-18	Senate	Received
2026-02-12	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-02-12	Senate	In Messages
2026-02-11	House	CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
2026-02-11	House	Read 3rd time
2026-02-11	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-11	House	Read 2nd time
2026-02-05	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
2026-02-03	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-03	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2026-02-03	House	Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2026-02-03	House	Favorable by State Affairs Committee
2026-01-30	House	Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2026-01-16	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2026-01-16	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2026-01-15	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-14	House	CS Filed
2026-01-14	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-01-14	House	Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-14	House	Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12	House	PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2025-10-01	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-10-01	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-10-01	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
2025-10-01	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-09-15	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

S258 (Same As) 2026-03-13 - Died in Health Policy

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Citation Type	Statute Text
119	071	Amended Code	See Bill Text
119	0714	Amended Code	See Bill Text
28	2221	Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	2577	Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	21031	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Florida State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/BillText/c1/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/Analyses/h0021.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/Analyses/h0021a.SAC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/Analyses/h0021b.SAC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75207&IsPCB=1&BillId=82552
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75847&IsPCB=0&BillId=82552
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/Vote/HouseVote_h00021c1493.PDF