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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 1237

Pub. Rec./Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
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Conerly
FILED BY
William Conerly — District 72, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
on the same date that HB 1235 or similar legislation takes effect
DIED IN
Government Operations Subcommittee

Filed under Healthcare.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Pub. Rec./Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; Provides exemptions from public meetings requirements for certain portions of meetings of Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; 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.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Exempts respiratory therapists' personal data and certain compact meetings from disclosure.

A respiratory therapist's personal information in the compact's data system -- apart from name, license status, and license number -- becomes exempt from Florida's public records law, unless the reporting state authorizes its release.

Portions of Compact Commission meetings that discuss matters already exempt under other law can be closed to the public, and any recordings, minutes, or records made during that closed portion are also kept from public records requests.

These exemptions only take effect once the separate bill creating the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact itself becomes law, and they automatically expire on October 2, 2031 unless the Legislature reviews and reenacts them.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Respiratory therapists' personal data shielded from public records law majors. 468.3711

AIA respiratory therapist's personal identifying information, other than name, licensure status, or licensure number, held in the compact's data system is exempt from Florida's public records law and constitutional right of access, unless the reporting state authorizes disclosure.

“obtained from the data system described in Article VIII of s. 468.371 and held by the department or the board is exempt from s. 119.07(1)” bill text, line 24 →
§ 2 Certain compact commission meetings may be closed to the public majors. 468.3711

AIAny meeting or portion of a meeting of the Compact Commission, its executive committee, or other committees, at which matters already exempt from disclosure under federal or state law are discussed, is exempt from Florida's open-meetings law and constitutional right of access.

“Any meeting or a portion of a meeting of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission, the executive committee, or other committee of the commission” bill text, line 32 →
§ 3 Records from closed meetings also exempt from public records law moderates. 468.3711

AIRecordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt meeting or exempt portion of a meeting are exempt from Florida's public records law and the constitutional right of access to records.

“Recordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt meeting or exempt portion of a meeting are exempt from s. 119.07(1)” bill text, line 38 →
§ 4 Exemptions automatically sunset in 2031 absent reenactment moderates. 468.3711

AIThis exemption section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and stands repealed on October 2, 2031, unless the Legislature reviews it and reenacts it to save it from repeal.

“shall stand repealed on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.” bill text, line 42 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2/4/2026
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2/4/2026
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2/3/2026
Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
1/30/2026
Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
1/15/2026
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
1/15/2026
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
1/15/2026
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/8/2026
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 468.3711
+232 / −0
STAFF ANALYSES