CS/CS/HB 781 (2021) -  Public Records

General Bill by State Affairs Committee and Government Operations Subcommittee and Robinson, W.
Public Records: Prohibits county recorder from removing grantor, grantee, or party name from register of Official Records & index under certain conditions; prescribes requirements for person claiming public records exemption; authorizes release of restricted information to certain entities whose information was removed; authorizes disclosure of exempt information to specified parties; provides criminal penalties; requires that request to maintain exempt status be notarized; prescribes procedures for removal of exempt information; provides that exempt status of home address contained in Official Records is maintained only during certain period; prescribes procedures to release protected decedent's removed information; requires daily schedule of deeds & conveyances to include notification of any information therein which is subject to request for removal.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Chapter No. 2021-215 on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 11:19 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, April 22, 2021 3:13 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 844 Subject: Public Records Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 7/14/2021 12:01:28 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/17/2021 8:13:46 AM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/15/2021 8:38:51 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/13/2021 6:42:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 4/6/2021 6:38:23 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 4/2/2021 4:37:00 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee 3/26/2021 10:16:50 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee 3/22/2021 4:30:11 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/21/2021 01:35 PM   Yeas: 118 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 228] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/22/2021 06:00 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 34] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2021-215 Time: 07/06/2021 - 11:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/29/2021 - 10:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/28/2021 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 04/22/2021 - 7:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/22/2021 - 7:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 633 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 633 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 633 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 844 -SJ 633 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 633 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 565 Time: 04/21/2021 - 7:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Rules -SJ 566 Time: 04/21/2021 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/21/2021 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/21/2021 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/20/2021 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/20/2021 - 3:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 338739 adopted Time: 04/20/2021 - 3:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/20/2021 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 338739 filed Time: 04/16/2021 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/15/2021 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021) Time: 04/15/2021 - 9:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/15/2021 - 8:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/15/2021 - 8:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 04/15/2021 - 8:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of State Affairs Committee Time: 04/15/2021 - 8:38 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee Time: 04/15/2021 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda Time: 04/13/2021 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in State Affairs Committee Time: 04/06/2021 - 6:51 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 04/06/2021 - 6:51 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 04/06/2021 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda Time: 04/02/2021 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 03/29/2021 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 03/29/2021 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 03/29/2021 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/26/2021 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/26/2021 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 03/26/2021 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/26/2021 - 10:17 AM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/24/2021 - 8:07 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/22/2021 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/04/2021 - 4:13 PM Member: Robinson, W. Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
28.222 HB 31, SB 382, CS/CS/SB 838, CS/CS/CS/SB 844
28.2221 CS/CS/CS/SB 844, CS/CS/HB 1229, CS/SB 1508
119.071 CS/SB 68, CS/CS/SB 96, SB 310, SB 444, SB 568, CS/HB 643, HB 679, CS/HB 691, SB 732, CS/CS/CS/SB 844, SB 930, CS/SB 1048, CS/HB 1207, CS/CS/HB 1229*, HB 1355, HB 1451, HB 1453, CS/SB 1488, CS/SB 1508*, HB 1539, CS/SB 1594, SB 1602, HB 6019, SB 7028, HB 7029, CS/HB 7039
695.22 CS/CS/CS/SB 844

(*) Not the latest version