Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1215: Pub. Rec./Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by DOH or Board of Podiatric Medicine pursuant to Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; authorizes disclosure of such information; provides exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings or portions of certain meetings of Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission or its executive committee or other committees; provides exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, & records generated during exempt meetings or portions of such meetings; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statements of public necessity.
What the bill says
An act relating to public records and meetings; creating s. 461.0182, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Podiatric Medicine pursuant to the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing the disclosure of such information under certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, January 8, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records and meetings; creating s. 461.0182, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Podiatric Medicine pursuant to the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing the disclosure of such information under certain circumstances; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings or portions of certain meetings of the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission or its executive committee or other committees; providing an exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, and records generated during the exempt meetings or portions of such meetings; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing statements of public necessity; providing a contingent effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 461.0182, Florida Statutes, is created to words underlined are additions. hb1215-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1215 2026 public records and meetings exemptions.-- (1) A podiatric physician's personal identifying information, other than the podiatric physician's name, licensure status, licensure number, obtained from the coordinated information system, as described in Article VIII of s. 461.0181, and held by the department or the board is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution unless the state that originally …
Sponsors
- Franklin, Gallop (D, HD-008) · primary sponsor
- Franklin (D, 8) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1215?
- H1215 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Pub. Rec./Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact.
- What does H1215 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public records and meetings; creating s. 461.0182, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Podiatric Medicine pursuant to the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing the disclosure of such information under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of H1215?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1215?
- Franklin, Gallop (D, HD-008), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1215?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1215
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