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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 268: Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians

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

SB 268 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on October 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians. Primary sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican), Health Policy. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability.

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.

Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians; Defining the term “emergency department physician”; providing exemptions from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current emergency department physicians and the spouses and certain children of such emergency department physicians; requiring certain agencies that are custodians of the exempt information to maintain the exempt status of such information under certain circumstances; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ana Maria RodriguezPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Health PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Gayle HarrellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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 Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  2. CS by Health Policy read 1st time
  3. Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  4. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  5. CS by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
  6. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  7. Introduced
  8. Referred to Health Policy; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
  9. Filed

Sources

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