Public Records and Public Meetings
Summary
Public Records and Public Meetings; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for any personal identifying information of an applicant for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution held by a state university or a Florida College System institution; specifying when the age, race, and gender of all qualified applicants considered and the personal identifying information of applicants who are in the final group of applicants are no longer confidential and exempt; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for any portion of a meeting held for the purpose of identifying or vetting applicants for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution, including any portion of a meeting which would disclose certain personal identifying information of such applicants; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
27–10
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 10, 2022
D
Democratic14
71% Nay
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 15, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 86, NAYS 26
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 11
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (404840)
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/19/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/11/22, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Nov 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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