---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets"
description: "Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for a trade secret held by an agency; providing that an agency employee is not liable for the release of certain records; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1055"
citation: "Florida HB 1055 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["commercial relations"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-223"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88834d1a-de21-4615-b877-dc7a61609a2b"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1055/ByCategory"
source_hash: "3bc1f943d47afca74d6ea6ccec3875520295f68ba086ffe27fd02cfa3756426d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1055 (2021) — Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets

Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for a trade secret held by an agency; providing that an agency employee is not liable for the release of certain records; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-223.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1055 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1055/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1055 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1055/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1055 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1055/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 1055 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1055/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable with 1 amendment — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **112–2** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-17** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-08** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-10** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-10** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-10** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-10** CS Filed
- **2021-03-10** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-12** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2021-03-12** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2021-03-16** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2021-03-16** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-22** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2021-03-24** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-24** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2021-03-24** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-03-25** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/31/2021)
- **2021-03-31** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-03-31** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-01** CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** In Messages
- **2021-04-07** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Received
- **2021-04-15** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2021-04-20** Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Rules (418456); YEAS 16 NAYS 0
- **2021-04-20** Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/21
- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Amendment(s) adopted (418456)
- **2021-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** In Messages
- **2021-04-28** Added to Senate Message List
- **2021-04-28** Amendment 418456 Concur
- **2021-04-28** CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2021-04-28** Message sent to senate
- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-223

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88834d1a-de21-4615-b877-dc7a61609a2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).