Florida House Bill 655

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-12 - Chapter No. 2026-142
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Provides exemption from public meetings requirements for meetings or portions of meetings between agencies & their attorneys to discuss certain claims concerning private property rights; specifies what may be discussed during such meetings; requires that such meetings be transcribed; provides that such transcripts become public records at specified times; provides exemption from public records requirements for transcripts, recordings, minutes, & records generated during exempt meetings or portions of such meetings; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.

Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims

House Government Operations Subcommittee	House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee	Rep. Wyman Duggan [R]	Rep. Dan Daley [D]
Rep. Jose Alvarez [D]	Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]	Rep. Susan Valdes [R]

2026-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#23 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#545 (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - House - House Government Operations Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-14 - House - House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-12		Chapter No. 2026-142
2026-06-12		Approved by Governor
2026-06-09		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2026-03-04	House	Ordered enrolled
2026-03-04	House	In Messages
2026-03-04	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
2026-03-04	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-03-04	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-03-04	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 332
2026-03-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-04	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2026-02-26	Senate	Received
2026-02-26	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-02-25	Senate	In Messages
2026-02-25	House	CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2026-02-25	House	Read 3rd time
2026-02-25	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-25	House	Read 2nd time
2026-02-19	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2026-02-10	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-10	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2026-02-10	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-02-10	House	Favorable by Judiciary Committee
2026-02-06	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-02-02	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-02-02	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2026-01-30	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-01-30	House	CS Filed
2026-01-30	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-01-30	House	Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-29	House	Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-27	House	PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-19	House	Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-19	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-15	House	CS Filed
2026-01-15	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-01-15	House	Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-14	House	Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12	House	Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2025-12-16	House	Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-12-04	House	Filed

S332 (Same As) 2026-03-04 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 655

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
119	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
286	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
70	90		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Amendment/739647/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Analyses/h0655.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Analyses/h0655a.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Analyses/h0655b.GOS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Analyses/h0655c.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Analyses/h0655d.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Analyses/h0655z.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Analyses/h0655z1.CIV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75240&IsPCB=0&BillId=83272
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75826&IsPCB=1&BillId=83272
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76221&IsPCB=0&BillId=83272
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Vote/HouseVote_h00655c2545.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/Vote/SenateVote_h00655c2023.PDF