---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Public Service Commission"
description: "Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Public Service Commission; Provides exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of hearings before Public Service Commission wherein proprietary confidential business information is discussed; requires recording & transcription of exempt portions of such hearings; provides exemption from public records requirements for such recordings & transcripts; provides exception; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1311"
citation: "Florida HB 1311 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["railroads and other regulated utilities"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-72"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fc9902b-ed38-4566-a6a6-ac323c7189bf"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1311/ByCategory"
source_hash: "001e612a062dd38daefc4a54e0cd01de3289602dd5deefdb276edee50cfdccfb"
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 1311 (2021) — Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Public Service Commission

Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Public Service Commission; Provides exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of hearings before Public Service Commission wherein proprietary confidential business information is discussed; requires recording & transcription of exempt portions of such hearings; provides exemption from public records requirements for such recordings & transcripts; provides exception; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-72.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1311 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1311/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1311 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1311/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1311 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1311/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **113–5** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–1** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-05** Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-12** Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-16** Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-16** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-22** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-24** Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-24** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-12** PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2021-04-14** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-14** Reported out of Commerce 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 1)
- **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 113, NAYS 5 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-21** Received
- **2021-04-21** Substituted for SB 7066
- **2021-04-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-21** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-04-21** Message sent to senate
- **2021-06-03** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-04** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-09** Chapter No. 2021-72

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fc9902b-ed38-4566-a6a6-ac323c7189bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).