Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H251: Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current emergency department physicians and the spouses and certain children of such emergency department physicians; providing for retroactive application; requiring certain agencies that are custodians of exempt information to maintain the exempt status of such information under certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current emergency department physicians and the spouses and certain children of such emergency department physicians; providing for retroactive application; requiring certain agencies that are custodians of exempt information to maintain the exempt status of such information under certain circumstances; specifying procedures for requesting an agency to maintain the exempt status of such information until the exemption no longer applies to the individual; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read: 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records.-- (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- words underlined are additions. hb251-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 251 2026 (l) For purposes of this paragraph, the term "emergency department physician" means a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 whose duties are performed in a hospital emergency department licensed under chapter 395. 1. The home addresses, personal telephone numbers, and dates of birth of current emergency department physicians; the names, home addresses, personal telephone numbers, dates …
Sponsors
- Esposito, Tiffany (R, HD-077) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in State Affairs Committee
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
Votes
- House: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (February 11, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (February 11, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H251?
- H251 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians.
- What does H251 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current emergency department physicians and the spouses and certain children of such emergency department physicians; providing for retroactive application; requiring certain agencies that are custodians of exempt information to maintain the exempt status of such information under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of H251?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in State Affairs Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H251?
- Esposito, Tiffany (R, HD-077).
- Where is the official record for H251?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/251
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