HB7009 • 2026

OGSR/Public Service Commission

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Government Operations Subcommittee ; Greco
Last action: 2026-03-09
Official status: House - Laid on Table, refer to SB 7006
Effective date: upon becom

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the requirements for recording and transcription or the conditions under which recordings may become public.

OGSR/Public Service Commission

This bill removes the scheduled end date for an exemption that allows parts of Public Service Commission hearings to be private when discussing certain confidential business information.

What This Bill Does

Removes the planned repeal of a rule that lets parts of Public Service Commission hearings stay private if they talk about specific types of secret business info.

Who It Names or Affects

Public Service Commission
Companies that appear before the Public Service Commission

Terms To Know

proprietary confidential business information: Secret details about a company's operations or plans that are not public.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens after the repeal date is removed.
It's unclear how this change will affect future reviews of similar rules.

Bill History

2026-03-09 House
• Laid on Table, refer to SB 7006
2026-02-16 House
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-10 House
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
2026-01-27 House
• Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-01-23 House
• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2026-01-14 House
• Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12 House
• Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
2025-11-12 House
• Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
2025-11-05 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

OGSR/Public Service Commission; Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of hearing before PSC wherein certain proprietary confidential business information is discussed.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB 7009 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to a review under the Open Government 2
Sunset Review Act; amending s. 350.01, F.S., which 3
provides an exemption from public meeting requirements 4
for portions of a hearing before the Public Service 5
Commission wherein certain proprietary confidential 6
business information is discussed; removing the 7
scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing an 8
effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 350.01, Florida 13
Statutes, is amended to read: 14
350.01 Florida Public Service Commission; terms of 15
commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair; quorum; 16
proceedings; public records and public meetings exemptions.— 17
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (8), 18
those portions of a hearing conducted by the commission wherein 19
proprietary confidential business information that is 20
confidential or exempt from s. 119.07(1), pursuant to s. 21
364.183, s. 366.093, s. 367.156, or s. 368.108, is discussed are 22
exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State 23
Constitution. No exempt portion of a hearing may be off the 24
record, and all exempt portions shall be recorded and 25

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

transcribed. Such recordings and transcripts are confidential 26
and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 27
Constitution, unless a court of competent jurisdiction, after an 28
in camera review, determines that the hearing was not restricted 29
to the discussion of proprietary confidential business 30
information made confidential and exempt pursuant to s. 364.183, 31
s. 366.093, s. 367.156, or s. 368.108. In the event of such a 32
judicial determination, only that portion of the recording and 33
transcript which reveals nonexempt information may be disclosed 34
to a third party. This subsection is subject to the Open 35
Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 36
shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and 37
saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 38
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 39