---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec./COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Practices"
description: "Pub. Rec./COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Practices; Provides exemption from public records requirements for employee complaints alleging private employer's violation of state law regarding employer COVID-19 vaccination policies or practices & all information held by DLA pursuant to active investigation of such complaints; defines \"active\"; specifies information that remains confidential & exempt after investigation is completed or ceases to be active; authorizes release of confidential & exempt information to governmental entities for specified purpose; provides for future repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021B"
identifier: "HB 3B"
citation: "Florida HB 3B (2021B)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public health", "public officers", "employees", "and records"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-273"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-11-08"
last_action: "2021-11-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b7a8e4f-e4e9-410b-9faf-39e0ca491f9f"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021B/3B/ByCategory"
source_hash: "8a46d41a3ff25d57189acdbddc6735ca24b8850a83142a9b011b5943e4b052f5"
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 3B (2021B) — Pub. Rec./COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Practices

Pub. Rec./COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Practices; Provides exemption from public records requirements for employee complaints alleging private employer's violation of state law regarding employer COVID-19 vaccination policies or practices & all information held by DLA pursuant to active investigation of such complaints; defines "active"; specifies information that remains confidential & exempt after investigation is completed or ceases to be active; authorizes release of confidential & exempt information to governmental entities for specified purpose; provides for future repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-273.

## Version chain

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

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

## Votes

- A - 077827, Adoption, Second Reading — **42–77** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **26–10** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **85–31** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **16–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-11-08** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-08** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2021-11-15** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2021-11-15** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
- **2021-11-15** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2021-11-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-11-15** CS Filed
- **2021-11-15** Bill released to Rules Committee
- **2021-11-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (11/16/2021)
- **2021-11-15** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-11-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-11-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-11-16** Amendment 077827 Failed
- **2021-11-16** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-11-16** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-11-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-11-17** CS passed; YEAS 85, NAYS 31 `passage`
- **2021-11-17** In Messages
- **2021-11-17** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-17** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2021-11-17** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-11-17** Received
- **2021-11-17** Substituted for SB 4-B
- **2021-11-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-11-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-11-17** CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 10 `passage`
- **2021-11-17** In Messages
- **2021-11-17** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-11-17** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-11-18** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-19** Chapter No. 2021-273; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1B (Ch. 2021-272)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b7a8e4f-e4e9-410b-9faf-39e0ca491f9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).