Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H15: Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides public records & meetings exemptions relating to Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact & its committees; 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. 491.023, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling pursuant to the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; authorizing the disclosure of such information under certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, September 15, 2025:
An act relating to public records and meetings; creating s. 491.023, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling pursuant to the Social Work Licensure Interstate 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 Social Work 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 491.023, Florida Statutes, is created to read: HB 15 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb15-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES 491.023 Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; public records and meetings exemptions.— (1) A social worker's personal identifying information, other than the social worker's name, licensure status, or licensure number, obtained from the data system, as described in Art. XI of s. 491.022, and held by the department or the board is …
Sponsors
- Hunschofsky, Christine (D, HD-095) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042)
- Harris, Rita (D, HD-044)
- Rosenwald, Mitch (D, HD-098)
- Tendrich, Debra (D, HD-089)
- Woodson, Marie (D, HD-105)
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
Votes
- House: H 15 Filed (February 25, 2026): 116 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 18, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health & Human Services Committee (February 18, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (December 9, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H15?
- H15 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact.
- What does H15 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public records and meetings; creating s. 491.023, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling pursuant to the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; authorizing the disclosure of such information under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of H15?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H15?
- Hunschofsky, Christine (D, HD-095), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H15?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/15
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