Florida · House Bill 251 · 2026 Regular Session

Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians

HB 251 Sponsored by Tiffany Esposito Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 22, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 28, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current emergency department physicians & spouses & certain children of such emergency department physicians; provides for retroactive application; requires certain agencies that are custodians of exempt information to maintain exempt status of such information under…

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Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current emergency department physicians & spouses & certain children of such emergency department physicians; provides for retroactive application; requires certain agencies that are custodians of exempt information to maintain exempt status of such information under certain circumstances; specifies procedures for requesting agency to maintain exempt status of such information until exemption no longer applies to individual; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee15–0 vote
  1. CommitteeReported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee · House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  2. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  3. HouseCS Filed
  4. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  5. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  6. CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
  7. CommitteeNow in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  8. CommitteeDied in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 11, 2026 House Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 15

Not voting · 3

 Passed 15–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Tiffany EspositoR Primary sponsor · District 77
  • HP Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.