--- type: "Bill" title: "Pub. Rec./Recording Notification Service" description: "Pub. Rec./Recording Notification Service; Providing that certain information submitted to the clerk of the circuit court or property appraiser for the purpose of registering for a recording notification service or a related service is confidential and exempt from public records requirements; providing an exception; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing a statement of public necessity, etc." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2024" identifier: "HB 285" citation: "Florida HB 285 (2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2024-149" primary_sponsors: ["Daniels", "Hunschofsky"] version_count: 5 action_count: 49 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2023-10-26" last_action: "2024-05-07" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7ac36ad-90d7-4c70-b495-fd49451a58b1" source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/285/ByCategory" source_hash: "18bd566004921c1a2a5469d6fad08c7357730071a5fbe37dfc9616b6c6ecb371" 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 285 (2024) — Pub. Rec./Recording Notification Service Pub. Rec./Recording Notification Service; Providing that certain information submitted to the clerk of the circuit court or property appraiser for the purpose of registering for a recording notification service or a related service is confidential and exempt from public records requirements; providing an exception; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-149. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **H 285 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/285/BillText/Filed/PDF) 2. **H 285 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/285/BillText/c1/PDF) 3. **H 285 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/285/BillText/c2/PDF) 4. **H 285 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/285/BillText/e1/PDF) 5. **H 285 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/285/BillText/er/PDF) ## Votes - Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Passage, Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Civil Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization) - Daniels — primary (person) - Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee — primary (organization) - Hunschofsky — primary (person) - Benjamin — cosponsor (person) - Daley — cosponsor (person) - Gottlieb — cosponsor (person) - López, J. — cosponsor (person) - Woodson — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-10-26** Filed `filing` - **2023-11-13** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2023-11-13** Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2023-11-13** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee` - **2023-11-13** Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee - **2023-11-29** Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda - **2023-12-06** Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-12-06** Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee - **2023-12-06** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2023-12-06** CS Filed `filing` - **2023-12-11** Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2023-12-11** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee` - **2023-12-11** Now in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee - **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1` - **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1` - **2024-01-16** Added to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee agenda - **2024-01-18** Favorable with CS by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-01-18** Reported out of Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee - **2024-01-18** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2024-01-18** CS Filed `filing` - **2024-01-18** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee` - **2024-01-18** Now in Judiciary Committee - **2024-01-18** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1` - **2024-01-19** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda - **2024-01-23** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-01-23** Reported out of Judiciary Committee - **2024-01-23** Bill released to House Calendar - **2024-01-23** Added to Second Reading Calendar - **2024-02-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024) - **2024-02-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2024-02-21** Amendment 430747 adopted - **2024-02-21** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3` - **2024-02-21** Added to Third Reading Calendar - **2024-02-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2024-02-22** CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 `passage` - **2024-02-22** In Messages - **2024-02-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee` - **2024-02-27** Received `enrolled` - **2024-03-05** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal` - **2024-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2024-03-05** Substituted for CS/SB 1000 - **2024-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2024-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2024-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2024-03-05** In Messages - **2024-03-05** Ordered enrolled `enrolled` - **2024-04-22** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2024-05-06** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2024-05-07** Chapter No. 2024-149 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7ac36ad-90d7-4c70-b495-fd49451a58b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).