2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1357: Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Legislative Summary

Specifies that hearings relating to mental health & substance abuse, respectively, are confidential & closed to public; provides exceptions; exempts certain information from public records requirements; expands public records exemption to include certain petitions & applications; authorizes disclosure of certain confidential & exempt documents to certain service providers; authorizes courts to use respondent's name for certain purposes; revises applicability; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; making technical changes; provides statements of public necessity.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Human Services Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Patt Maney
Patt Maney
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/27/2025169.5 KB