---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec./Disaster Response"
description: "Pub. Rec./Disaster Response; Creates exemption from public records requirements for address & telephone number of persons provided emergency shelter & held by agency that provided emergency shelter; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 327"
citation: "Florida HB 327 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["military affairs and related matters"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-19"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e44347d-54ac-46f8-a5c7-682f32279347"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/327/ByCategory"
source_hash: "4be3ad30b924030a173b62a08d7569b3ce8208c4d2ff0c39c2078d3abc2d771b"
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 327 (2021) — Pub. Rec./Disaster Response

Pub. Rec./Disaster Response; Creates exemption from public records requirements for address & telephone number of persons provided emergency shelter & held by agency that provided emergency shelter; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-19.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 327 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/327/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 327 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/327/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 327 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/327/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 327 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/327/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–1** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **23–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Now in Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
- **2021-02-10** Added to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee agenda
- **2021-02-17** Favorable by Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** Reported out of Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
- **2021-02-18** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-02-26** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-02** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-02** CS Filed
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-03** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-04** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-15** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2021-03-17** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-18** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2021-03-18** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-18** CS Filed
- **2021-03-18** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2021-03-22** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-03-22** 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
- **2021-04-21** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-21** Substituted for CS/SB 418
- **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
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-05-07** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-11** Chapter No. 2021-19

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e44347d-54ac-46f8-a5c7-682f32279347`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).