# Florida HB 21: Pub. Rec./Agency Employees

Florida HB 21, Pub. Rec./Agency Employees, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Kim Kendall (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Rules) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB21-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 21
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Pub. Rec./Agency Employees
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Rules
- Sponsor: Kim Kendall (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Government Operations Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, State Affairs Committee, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (114 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kim Kendall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Cosponsor: Bill Partington (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Received (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: In Messages (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-02-05: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-03: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-01-30: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-16: Now in State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-01-15: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-01-14: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-01-14: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-14: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2026-01-12: PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-10-01: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-01: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-10-01: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-01: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-09-15: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-03-13: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-09-15: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/21/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB21-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).