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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 287: Pub. Rec./Applicants, Owners, and Operators of Family Foster Homes and References of Such Persons

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 287 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pub. Rec./Applicants, Owners, and Operators of Family Foster Homes and References of Such Persons. Primary sponsor: Bill Conerly (Republican), Fiona McFarland (Republican), Human Services Subcommittee. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Pub. Rec./Applicants, Owners, and Operators of Family Foster Homes and References of Such Persons; Provides confidentiality & exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of applicants for family foster homes & current & former owners & operators of family foster homes, & names & personal identifying & location information of spouses, children, & other adult household members of such applicants, owners, or operators; provides confidentiality & exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of character or neighbor references of family foster home applicant or current or former owner or operator of family foster home; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill ConerlyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Fiona McFarlandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Human Services SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Linda ChaneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Danny NixCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Will RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source