---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims"
description: "Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims; Provides exemption from public meetings requirements for meetings or portions of meetings between agencies & their attorneys to discuss certain claims concerning private property rights; specifies what may be discussed during such meetings; requires that such meetings be transcribed; provides that such transcripts become public records at specified times; provides exemption from public records requirements for transcripts, recordings, minutes, & records generated during exempt meetings or portions of such meetings; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 655"
citation: "Florida HB 655 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil practice and procedure"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-142"
primary_sponsors: ["Daley", "Duggan"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-12-04"
last_action: "2026-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d2f8d1f-4f1a-449e-bb8e-92d984f01112"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/ByCategory"
source_hash: "7d6553e771e3c427941cbde0f8a1a93818087c0543a7c91e931711837575c793"
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 655 (2026) — Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims

Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims; Provides exemption from public meetings requirements for meetings or portions of meetings between agencies & their attorneys to discuss certain claims concerning private property rights; specifies what may be discussed during such meetings; requires that such meetings be transcribed; provides that such transcripts become public records at specified times; provides exemption from public records requirements for transcripts, recordings, minutes, & records generated during exempt meetings or portions of such meetings; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-142.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 655 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 655 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 655 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 655 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Daley — primary (person)
- Duggan — primary (person)
- Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Alvarez, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Valdés — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-04** Filed `filing`
- **2025-12-16** Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-16** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-16** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-16** Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- **2026-01-12** Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-14** Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-15** Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- **2026-01-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-01-15** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-01-19** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2026-01-27** PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-29** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-30** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2026-01-30** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-01-30** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-30** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2026-02-06** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2026-02-10** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2026-02-10** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-02-10** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- **2026-02-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-25** In Messages
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-04** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 332
- **2026-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-04** In Messages
- **2026-03-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-06-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-12** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-12** Chapter No. 2026-142

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d2f8d1f-4f1a-449e-bb8e-92d984f01112`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).