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| Bill | 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. | us/states/fl | Florida Legislature | 2026 | HB 655 | Florida HB 655 (2026) |
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enacted | 2026-142 |
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4 | 47 | 5 | 2025-12-04 | 2026-06-12 | openstates | ocd-bill/6d2f8d1f-4f1a-449e-bb8e-92d984f01112 | https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/655/ByCategory | 7d6553e771e3c427941cbde0f8a1a93818087c0543a7c91e931711837575c793 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
- H 655 Filed (filed) — source
- H 655 c1 (committee substitute) — source
- H 655 c2 (committee substitute) — source
- H 655 er (enrolled) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/6d2f8d1f-4f1a-449e-bb8e-92d984f01112. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).