Florida House Bill 781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Passed on July 6 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-06 - Chapter No. 2021-215
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Prohibits county recorder from removing grantor, grantee, or party name from register of Official Records & index under certain conditions; prescribes requirements for person claiming public records exemption; authorizes release of restricted information to certain entities whose information was removed; authorizes disclosure of exempt information to specified parties; provides criminal penalties; requires that request to maintain exempt status be notarized; prescribes procedures for removal of exempt information; provides that exempt status of home address contained in Official Records is maintained only during certain period; prescribes procedures to release protected decedent's removed information; requires daily schedule of deeds & conveyances to include notification of any information therein which is subject to request for removal.

Public Records

House State Affairs Committee

House Government Operations Subcommittee

Rep. Will Robinson [R]

2021-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#34 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-21 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#228 (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-15 - House - House State Affairs Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-04-06 - House - House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-03-24 - House - House Government Operations Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-06		Chapter No. 2021-215
2021-06-29		Approved by Governor
2021-06-28		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2021-04-22	House	Ordered enrolled
2021-04-22	House	In Messages
2021-04-22	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2021-04-22	Senate	Read 3rd time
2021-04-22	Senate	Read 2nd time
2021-04-22	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 844
2021-04-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2021-04-22	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2021-04-21	Senate	Received
2021-04-21	Senate	Referred to Rules
2021-04-21	Senate	In Messages
2021-04-21	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-21	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
2021-04-21	House	Read 3rd time
2021-04-20	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2021-04-20	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2021-04-20	House	Amendment 338739 adopted
2021-04-20	House	Read 2nd time
2021-04-16	House	Amendment 338739 filed
2021-04-15	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2021-04-15	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
2021-04-15	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2021-04-15	House	CS Filed
2021-04-15	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-04-15	House	Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2021-04-15	House	Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2021-04-13	House	Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2021-04-06	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2021-04-06	House	Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-04-06	House	Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-04-02	House	Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-29	House	Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-03-29	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2021-03-29	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-03-26	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2021-03-26	House	CS Filed
2021-03-26	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-03-26	House	Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
2021-03-24	House	Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
2021-03-22	House	PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-22	House	Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
2021-02-22	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2021-02-22	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-02-22	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
2021-02-04	House	Filed

S844 (Similar To) 2021-04-22 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 781 (Ch. 2021-215)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
119	071		Amended Code	See Bill Text
28	222		Amended Code	See Bill Text
28	2221		Amended Code	See Bill Text
695	22		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Amendment/492665/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Amendment/338739/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Analyses/h0781.GOS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Analyses/h0781a.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Analyses/h0781b.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Analyses/h0781c.SAC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Analyses/h0781d.SAC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Analyses/h0781z.GOS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Analyses/h0781z1.GOS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Vote/HouseVote_h00781e1228.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/Vote/SenateVote_h00781e1034.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=59347&IsPCB=1&BillId=71464
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=60104&IsPCB=0&BillId=71464
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=60409&IsPCB=0&BillId=71464