HB 695 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Pub. Rec./Health Care

Summary

Pub. Rec./Health Care ; Provides exemptions from public meetings requirements for certain portions of meetings of Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice, Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission, & Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; respectively; provides exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, & records generated during exempt portions of such meetings; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 9, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 695 Filed → H 695 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission as a third entity receiving public meeting and public records exemptions, alongside the existing EMS and Physician Assistant commissions. The bill title and statutory references were updated to reflect this expansion, and page numbering was adjusted to account for the additional content.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from covering two interstate compacts (EMS and Physician Assistant) to three compacts by adding the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission.

SCOPE

Added the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to the list of entities receiving public meeting and public records exemptions.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the bill title and statutory references to include the new Social Work Compact Commission alongside the existing EMS and Physician Assistant commissions.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted page numbering from 5 pages to 7 pages to accommodate the additional statutory text.

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

88–19

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 118

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic34

9 Yea 19 Nay 6

55% Nay

R Republican84

79 Yea 5

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 87, NAYS 19

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

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