The Florida Senate

HB 447: Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Maney

Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse; 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

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/18/2025	House	• Filed
  11/24/2025	House	• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Human Services Subcommittee

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• HB 447, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/18/2025 at 9:42 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  394.464	Court records; confidentiality.	Page 1 (pdf)
  397.6760	Court records; confidentiality.	Page 4 (pdf)

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