republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2026/hb-1473.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations"
description: "Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain information relating to designation of organization as domestic terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organization by Chief of Domestic Security; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1473"
citation: "Florida HB 1473 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["(vetoed)"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-29"
primary_sponsors: ["Cassel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-09"
last_action: "2026-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33881f58-7a04-4a90-9ebb-80b8d4919abe"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1473/ByCategory"
source_hash: "4f857befae2dc3086b9b9adedd8997af29f3dab2b7b2214ad1c855ce397f642c"
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 1473 (2026) — Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations

Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain information relating to designation of organization as domestic terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organization by Chief of Domestic Security; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-29.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1473 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1473/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1473 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1473/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1473 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1473/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1473 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1473/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 1473 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1473/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **13–4** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **13–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **26–8** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **80–26** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **81–26** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee) — **14–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cassel — primary (person)
- Government Operations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
- Cobb — cosponsor (person)
- Conerly — cosponsor (person)
- Kendall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-09** Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- **2026-01-27** Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-29** Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29** Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- **2026-01-29** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2026-02-09** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-02-11** Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2026-02-11** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-02-11** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-02-11** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2026-02-24** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2026-02-26** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2026-02-26** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-02-26** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-02-26** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2026-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- **2026-02-26** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 26 `passage`
- **2026-03-03** In Messages
- **2026-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-05** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1634
- **2026-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Amendment(s) adopted (113196)
- **2026-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 8 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** In Messages
- **2026-03-12** Added to Senate Message List
- **2026-03-12** Amendment 113196 Concur
- **2026-03-12** CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 26 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-07** Chapter No. 2026-29

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33881f58-7a04-4a90-9ebb-80b8d4919abe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).