Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S76: Public Records and Meetings/Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
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; 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, etc.
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 24, 2025:
A bill to be entitled 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.âSection 491.023, Florida Statutes, is created to public records and meetings exemptions.â (1)âA social workerâs personal identifying information, other than the social workerâs 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 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution unless the state that originally reported the information …
Sponsors
- Harrell, Gayle (R, SD-031) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Policy
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
- : Filed
Subjects: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy, Health Policy, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy, Health Policy
Common questions
- What is S76?
- S76 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Public Records and Meetings/Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact.
- What does S76 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 S76?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Policy (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S76?
- Harrell, Gayle (R, SD-031).
- Where is the official record for S76?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/76
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