---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records"
description: "Public Records; Requiring each county recorder or clerk of the court to make publicly available on an Internet website the identity of a respondent against whom a final judgment for an injunction for the protection of a minor is entered, as well as the fact that the final judgment injunction for the protection of a minor has been entered; requiring each county recorder or clerk of the court to post a certain notice on the Internet website and in the office of the county recorder or clerk of the court; authorizing certain persons to petition the circuit court for compliance; requiring that final judgments for injunctions for protection be recorded in official records, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1229"
citation: "Florida HB 1229 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-231"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/863fad90-4f49-48bf-adfb-9cf4eef45f55"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1229/ByCategory"
source_hash: "37ef070f3720f470a951a1f686054c2e2b5a294c6017e278d21deeb738e549b7"
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 1229 (2021) — Public Records

Public Records; Requiring each county recorder or clerk of the court to make publicly available on an Internet website the identity of a respondent against whom a final judgment for an injunction for the protection of a minor is entered, as well as the fact that the final judgment injunction for the protection of a minor has been entered; requiring each county recorder or clerk of the court to post a certain notice on the Internet website and in the office of the county recorder or clerk of the court; authorizing certain persons to petition the circuit court for compliance; requiring that final judgments for injunctions for protection be recorded in official records, etc.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-231.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1229 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1229/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1229 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1229/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1229 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1229/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1229 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1229/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 1229 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1229/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-28** Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-28** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-28** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-28** Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-26** Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-30** Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- **2021-03-31** Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- **2021-03-31** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-31** CS Filed
- **2021-03-31** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-04-02** Original reference removed: Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-04-02** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-13** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2021-04-15** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-15** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-04-15** CS Filed
- **2021-04-15** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
- **2021-04-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-21** Received
- **2021-04-28** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-28** Substituted for CS/SB 1508
- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Amendment(s) adopted (431400)
- **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
- **2021-04-29** Added to Senate Message List
- **2021-04-29** Amendment 431400 Concur
- **2021-04-29** CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2021-04-29** 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. 2021-231

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/863fad90-4f49-48bf-adfb-9cf4eef45f55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).