Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H997: Pub. Rec./Public Employees Relations Commission
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Exempts from public records requirements written communications developed in preparation for, or preliminary to, issuance of any order by PERC or its designees; exempts showing of interest statements signed by public employees & filed with PERC; providing an exception; exempts from public records requirements personal identifying & location information of chair, commissioners, & hearing officers of PERC & personal identifying & location information of spouses & children of such personnel; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statements of public necessity.
What the bill says
An act relating to public records; amending s. 447.205, F.S.; exempting from public records requirements written communications developed in preparation for, or preliminary to, the issuance of any order by the Public Employees Relations Commission or its designees; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; amending s. 447.308, F.S.; exempting from public records requirements showing of interest statements signed by public employees and filed with the Public Employees Relations Commission…
From the introduced text, January 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records; amending s. 447.205, F.S.; exempting from public records requirements written communications developed in preparation for, or preliminary to, the issuance of any order by the Public Employees Relations Commission or its designees; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; amending s. 447.308, F.S.; exempting from public records requirements showing of interest statements signed by public employees and filed with the Public Employees Relations Commission; providing an exception; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; exempting from public records requirements the personal identifying and location information of the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the Public Employees Relations Commission and the personal identifying and location information of spouses and children of such personnel; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; providing a contingent effective date. words underlined are additions. hb997-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 997 2026 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 447.205, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 447.205 Public Employees Relations Commission.-- (10) The deliberations of the commission in any proceeding before it are closed and exempt from …