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type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Information Technology Security Information"
description: "Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Information Technology Security Information; Provides exemptions from public records requirements for portions of records held by state agency that contain network schematics, hardware & software configurations, & encryption & certain recordings & transcripts; provides exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings that would reveal such records; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides public necessity statement & for retroactive application of exemptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 821"
citation: "Florida HB 821 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2020-25"
primary_sponsors: ["Williamson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-11-27"
last_action: "2020-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e2fe6f9-4968-4523-b0b4-da5f8e532971"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/821/ByCategory"
source_hash: "54e4c4eec0314600898f35fca98cb727bdb5b02521087189f2e7dc90b0da0f56"
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 821 (2020) — Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Information Technology Security Information
Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Information Technology Security Information; Provides exemptions from public records requirements for portions of records held by state agency that contain network schematics, hardware & software configurations, & encryption & certain recordings & transcripts; provides exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings that would reveal such records; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides public necessity statement & for retroactive application of exemptions.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-25.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 821 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/821/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 821 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/821/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 821 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/821/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 821 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/821/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **370** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **190** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee) — **130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Williamson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-11-27** Filed `filing`
- **2019-12-16** Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
- **2020-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** CS by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
- **2020-01-16** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2020-01-16** CS by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2020-01-20** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2020-02-11** On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/13/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
- **2020-02-13** CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
- **2020-02-13** Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2020-02-13** CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time
- **2020-02-14** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
- **2020-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-06** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2020-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** In Messages
- **2020-03-09** Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-09** Withdrawn from Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2020-03-09** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2020-03-09** Substituted for CS/SB 1170
- **2020-03-09** Received
- **2020-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-09** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2020-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 568, 569 `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Ordered enrolled
- **2020-05-26** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2020-06-09** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-10** Chapter No. 2020-25
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e2fe6f9-4968-4523-b0b4-da5f8e532971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).