SB 268 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians

Summary

Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians; Defining the term “emergency department physician”; providing exemptions from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current emergency department physicians and the spouses and certain children of such emergency department physicians; requiring certain agencies that are custodians of the exempt information to maintain the exempt status of such information under certain circumstances; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 268 Filed → S 268 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to narrow the scope of protected information and add procedural requirements for maintaining exemptions. The Committee Substitute version limits exemptions to children under 26 years of age rather than all children, requires written notarized requests from individuals to maintain exempt status, and adds a duty for individuals to withdraw requests when they no longer qualify.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed to only protect children of emergency department physicians who are under 26 years of age, and added requirements for individuals to actively request and maintain exemption status.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed protection to apply only to children younger than 26 years of age instead of all children and their schools/day care facilities.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for individuals to submit written and notarized requests to custodial agencies to maintain exempt status.

Added duty for individuals to withdraw exemption requests when they no longer qualify for the exemption.

Removed 'places of employment' from the list of protected information for emergency department physicians themselves.

DEFINITION

Changed term from 'emergency physician' to 'emergency department physician' for clarity.

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Committee

Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Nov 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor