Florida HB 695: Property Insurer Reimbursements

Bill Text

CS/HB 695 2026

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb695-01-c1
Page 1 of 7
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records and meetings; 2
creating ss. 401.4661, 456.661, and 491.023, F.S.; 3
providing exemptions from public meetings requirements 4
for certain portions of meetings of the Interstate 5
Commission for EMS Personnel Practice, the Physician 6
Assistant Licensure Compact Commission, and the Social 7
Work Licensure Compact Commission, respectively; 8
providing an exemption from public records 9
requirements for recordings, minutes, and records 10
generated during exempt portions of such meetings; 11
providing for future legislative review and repeal of 12
the exemptions; providing a statement of public 13
necessity; providing a contingent effective date. 14
15
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
17
Section 1. Section 401.4661, Florida Statutes, is created 18
to read: 19
401.4661 The Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel 20
Practice; public meetings and public records exemptions.— 21
(1) An emergency medical services personnel's personal 22
identifying information, other than his or her name, licensure 23
status, or licensure number, obtained from the coordinated 24
database described in Article XI of s. 401.466 and held by the 25

CS/HB 695 2026

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb695-01-c1
Page 2 of 7
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

department or the board is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 26
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution unless the state that 27
originally reported the information to the data system 28
authorizes the disclosure of such information by law. If 29
disclosure is so authorized, such information may be disclosed 30
only to the extent authorized by law of the reporting state. 31
(2)(a) Any meeting or a portion of a meeting of the 32
Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice, the executive 33
committee, or other committee of the commission established in 34
Article X of s. 401.466, at which matters specifically exempted 35
from disclosure by federal or state law are discussed is exempt 36
from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. 37
(b) Recordings, minutes, and records generated during an 38
exempt meeting or portion of such a meeting are exempt from s. 39
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution 40
(3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 41
Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 42
on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 43
through reenactment by the Legislature. 44
Section 2. Section 456.661, Florida Statutes, is created 45
to read: 46
456.661 Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission; 47
public meetings and public records exemptions.— 48
(1) A physician assistant's personal identifying 49
information, other than his or her name, licensure status, or 50

CS/HB 695 2026

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb695-01-c1
Page 3 of 7
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

licensure number, obtained from the data system described in 51
Article VIII of s. 456.66, and held by the department or the 52
board, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the 53
State Constitution unless the state that originally reported the 54
information to the data system authorizes the disclosure of such 55
information by law. If disclosure is so authorized, such 56
information may be disclosed only to the extent authorized by 57
law of the reporting state. 58
(2)(a) Any meeting or a portion of a meeting of the 59
Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission, the executive 60
committee, or other committee of the commission established in 61
Article VII of s. 456.66, at which matters specifically exempted 62
from disclosure by federal or state law are discussed is exempt 63
from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. 64
(b) Recordings, minutes, and records generated during an 65
exempt meeting or exempt portion of such a meeting are exempt 66
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 67
Constitution. 68
(3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 69
Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 70
on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 71
through reenactment by the Legislature. 72
Section 3. Section 491.023, Florida Statutes, is created 73
to read: 74
491.023 Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; public 75

CS/HB 695 2026

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb695-01-c1
Page 4 of 7
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

records and meetings exemptions.— 76
(1) A social worker's personal identifying information, 77
other than the social worker's name, licensure status, or 78
licensure number, ob