SB0864 • 2026

Public Records/Uterine Fibroid Research Database

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Sharief
Last action: 2026-03-04
Official status: Senate - Laid on Table, refer to HB 1515 -SJ 549
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Public Records/Uterine Fibroid Research Database

Public Records/Uterine Fibroid Research Database; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain records and personal identifying information submitted to the Department of Health for inclusion in the uterine fibroid research database; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

What This Bill Does

Public Records/Uterine Fibroid Research Database; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain records and personal identifying information submitted to the Department of Health for inclusion in the uterine fibroid research database; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Committee amendment S 864 Filed • Health Policy (Sharief)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/3/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
SB 864 Ì338936MÎ338936 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
House Comm: RCS .
02/02/2026 .

Bill History

2026-03-04 Senate
• Read 2nd time -SJ 549 • Substituted HB 1515 -SJ 549 • Laid on Table, refer to HB 1515 -SJ 549
2026-03-02 Senate
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
2026-02-24 Senate
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-19 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-12 Senate
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-09 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-04 Senate
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
2026-02-03 Senate
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-02 Senate
• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 1
2026-01-28 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2025-12-16 Senate
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
2025-12-10 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Public Records/Uterine Fibroid Research Database; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain records and personal identifying information submitted to the Department of Health for inclusion in the uterine fibroid research database; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Current Bill Text

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Florida Senate
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2026

CS for SB 864

By
the Committee on Health Policy; and Senator Sharief

588-02420-26 2026864c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to public records; amending s.
3 381.9312, F.S.; providing an exemption from public
4 records requirements for certain records and personal
5 identifying information submitted to the Department of
6 Health for inclusion in the uterine fibroid research
7 database; providing for future legislative review and
8 repeal; providing a statement of public necessity;
9 providing an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 381.9312,
14 Florida Statutes, to read:
15 381.9312 Uterine fibroid research database; education and
16 public awareness.—
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(4)
PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTIO
N.—All records and personal

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identifying information relating to women diagnosed with or

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treated for uterine fibroids which is submitted to the

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department
under
this section are confidential and exempt from

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s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

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This subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review

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Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on

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October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through

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reenactment by the Legislature.

26 Section 2.
The Legislature finds that it is a public

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necessity to make all records and personal identifying

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information relating to
women diagnosed with or treated for

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uterine fibroids which is submitted to the
D
epartment
of Health

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under s. 381.9312, Florida Statutes,
confidential and exempt

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from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of

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the State Constitution.
The Department of Health is unable to

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effectively implement the legislative purpose of the uterine

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fibroid research database, created under s. 381.9312, Florida

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Statutes, without access to these records and information, which

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include personal medical information
, the disclosure of which

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would violate federal patient privacy laws, including the
Health

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Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
. Therefore,

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the Legislature finds that

it
is a public necessity
to make such

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records and information held by the department confidential and

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exempt
to protect the privacy rights of
women diagnosed with and

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treated for uterine fibroids in this state
and promote the

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effective administration of
the department’s epidemiological

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research and tracking activities.

45 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.