Legislation: Florida — 2,186 enacted records (OpenStates 2026-07-01)
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Records"
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description: "Public Records; 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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 781"
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citation: "Florida HB 781 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2021-215"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2021-02-04"
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last_action: "2021-07-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/515cbeac-9ad3-4eb3-ba8c-6d6d75062391"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "bbd369221206572424cf55ebf4abe8e54c5b28a0244bf6b4172698595978ce3e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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# Florida HB 781 (2021) — Public Records
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Public Records; 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.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-215.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 781 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 781 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 781 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 781 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/e1/PDF)
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5. **H 781 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/781/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable (Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-04** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-02-22** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-22** Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-22** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-22** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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- **2021-03-22** PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-03-24** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-26** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-26** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-03-26** CS Filed
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- **2021-03-26** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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- **2021-03-29** Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-29** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-29** Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
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- **2021-04-02** Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-04-06** Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-06** Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
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- **2021-04-06** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2021-04-13** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2021-04-15** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
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- **2021-04-15** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2021-04-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-04-15** CS Filed
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- **2021-04-15** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2021-04-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
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- **2021-04-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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- **2021-04-16** Amendment 338739 filed
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- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 338739 adopted
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- **2021-04-20** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-21** CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-21** Message sent to senate
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- **2021-04-21** In Messages
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- **2021-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** Received
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- **2021-04-22** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2021-04-22** Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 844
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- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-22** In Messages
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- **2021-04-22** Ordered enrolled
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- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-215
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/515cbeac-9ad3-4eb3-ba8c-6d6d75062391`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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