---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec./Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles"
description: "Pub. Rec./Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Provides exemption from public records requirements for information received by DHSMV as result of investigation or examination conducted pursuant to certain provisions; authorizes DHSMV to release such information under certain circumstances; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1359"
citation: "Florida HB 1359 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-237"
primary_sponsors: ["Brannan III"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9d4cd24-8140-42d7-9253-4d10268099bf"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1359/ByCategory"
source_hash: "ee8804f323b009fba2884f12dc3d2b4b54ac361bc418aecbd4713a8c195559f0"
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 1359 (2021) — Pub. Rec./Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Pub. Rec./Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Provides exemption from public records requirements for information received by DHSMV as result of investigation or examination conducted pursuant to certain provisions; authorizes DHSMV to release such information under certain circumstances; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-237.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1359 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1359/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1359 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1359/BillText/e1/PDF)
3. **H 1359 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1359/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brannan III — primary (person)

## 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
- **2021-03-18** Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-22** Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-22** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-26** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-30** Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-30** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-02** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2021-04-06** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-06** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2021-04-06** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
- **2021-04-09** Amendment 739109 filed
- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Amendment 739109 adopted
- **2021-04-13** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-13** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-15** In Messages
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Received
- **2021-04-21** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/21/21, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- **2021-04-21** Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21
- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** In Messages
- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-237; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1134 (Ch. 2021-187)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9d4cd24-8140-42d7-9253-4d10268099bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).