Bill Summary

HB 447 Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Maney Co Sponsors: Barnaby, López, Partington CS Sponsors: Government Operations Subcommittee
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Summary
Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Specifies that hearings relating to mental health & substance abuse, respectively, are confidential & closed to public; provides exceptions; exempts certain information from public records requirements; expands public records exemption to include certain petitions & applications; authorizes disclosure of certain confidential & exempt documents to certain service providers; authorizes courts to use respondent's name for certain purposes; revises applicability; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; making technical changes; provides statements of public necessity. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
   H Human Services Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
   H Government Operations Subcommittee
» H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
11/18/25
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Filed
11/24/25
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Referred to Human Services Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Government Operations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
11/24/25
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Now in Human Services Subcommittee
01/09/26
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On Committee agenda - Human Services Subcommittee, 01/13/26, 2:00 pm, 314 H
01/13/26
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Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/14/26
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Now in Judiciary Committee
01/20/26
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 01/22/26, 10:30 am, 404 H
01/22/26
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/22/26
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Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
02/03/26
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On Committee agenda - Government Operations Subcommittee, 02/05/26, 12:30 pm, 404 H
02/05/26
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Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/06/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/09/26
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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bill text & filed amendments
0447
Filed on 11/18/25
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Amendment 437481
Maney
Filed on 02/04/26
Adopted
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0447C1
Filed on 02/06/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
394.464
397.676
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