Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act
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SB 2502 — Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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Summary
Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act; Revising the services required to be provided by regional consortium service organizations under certain circumstances; creating the Regional Consortia Service Organization Supplemental Services Program; establishing the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators (RIPE) Program within the Department of Education for a specified purpose; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a budget amendment requesting additional spending authority to implement specified programs and payments, etc.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Appropriations 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb A bill to be entitled An act implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Services Program;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb increase budget authority for certain purposes;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a budget amendment requesting additional spending authority to implement the Disproportionate Share Hospital Program;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Program;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb the department to submit a final report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb requirements in replacing FMMIS and the current Medicaid fiscal agent;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb validity periods under certain circumstances;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Affairs to submit a budget amendment requesting certain authority for an Adult Care Food Program or the Older Americans Act under certain circumstances;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (7), F.S., relating to court-appointed counsel;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb by a specified date;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb executive steering committee;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb processing services for a specified fiscal year;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to make transfers to land acquisition trust funds monthly;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb authorizing the use of revenues deposited into or appropriated to the Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund as provided in the General Appropriations Act;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Prosperity within the Department of Commerce;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Prosperity to administer the Renaissance Grants Program to provide block grants to eligible communities;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb requiring the regional rural community liaison center staff to provide assistance and training to the renaissance coordinator, upon request;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb for future expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb for a certain exception by a specified date and to update the list monthly thereafter;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb authority of the Legislative Budget Commission to approve budget amendments for certain fixed capital outlay projects;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb providing conditions under which the veto of certain appropriations or proviso language in the General Appropriations Act voids language that implements such appropriation;
The Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) Fiscal Year 2026-2027,” dated February 18,13, 2026, and filed with the Secretary of the Senate, are incorporated by reference for the purpose of displaying the calculations used by the Legislature, consistent with the requirements of state law, in making appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Reimbursement Rates Fiscal Year 2026-2027,” dated February 18,13, 2026, and filed with the Secretary of the Senate, are incorporated by reference, consistent with the requirements of state law, in making appropriations for the school readiness program allocation.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (h) College, career, and workforce development;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb or contracted services to cover indirect or administrative costs associated with the provision of such services.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb contracting for services to nonmember districts.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Organization Supplemental Services Program to increase the ability of regional consortium service organizations under s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb provide financial assistance for the repayment of student loans for eligible participants who establish permanent residency and employment in rural areas of opportunity.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (b) Has received a rating of effective or highly effective pursuant to s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Agricultural and Mechanical University board of trustees may expend available reserves or carry forward balances from previous years’ operational and programmatic appropriations, or other available reserves or balances from funds not appropriated from the General Revenue Fund, from state trust funds, or from tuition and fees, for the remuneration of the president of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb A single budget amendment must be submitted in the last quarter of the 2026-2027 fiscal year only.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Section 14.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Section 16.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting additional spending authority to implement fee-for-service inpatient and outpatient supplemental payments for specialty hospitals as defined in s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (a) Clinical care models that lead to best practices for the provision of therapy at the appropriate ages;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb must make their appointments prioritizing members who have the following experience or expertise:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb thereafter, upon the call of the chair.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Department of Health, and the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Violence Against Women Grant, the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing Grant, and the Mental Health Block Grant.
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Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb clients.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb services funding shall be allocated as provided in the General Appropriations Act.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb fiscal year.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 465 and 467 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (1) The Agency for Health Care Administration shall replace the current Florida Medicaid Management Information System (FMMIS) and fiscal agent operations with a system that is modular, interoperable, and scalable for the Florida Medicaid program and that complies with all applicable federal and state laws and requirements.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb current functions of FMMIS and the responsibilities of the current Medicaid fiscal agent, to minimize the need to extend all or portions of the current fiscal agent contract.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb tool that supports an integrated approach to FX program architecture.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb executive sponsor of the program.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Administration.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb e.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb processes.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb applicable federal and state laws and requirements, including, but not limited to, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Patient Access Rule (CMS-9115), the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) frameworks and guidelines, and recognized industry and governmental best practices, including CMS modularity guidance and National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity standards.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb prior to implementation.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 381.02035, Florida Statutes, and ineligible under 21 U.S.C.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb respect to regulations or permitting that precludes commencement of the project.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Section 38.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb homes, if the department projects that additional direct care staff are needed to meet its established staffing ratio.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Construction Grant for the Collier County State Veterans’ Nursing Home.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb population projections of the December 23 February 21, 2025, Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2 consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive Office of the Governor, with the approval of the Legislative Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible to revise the estimates.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb The loan must come from other funds in the State Treasury which are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the amounts necessary to meet the just requirements of such last-mentioned funds.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb any lien or claim on behalf of the bondholders.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall be appointed to represent persons in those cases in which provision is made for court-appointed counsel, but only after the public defender has certified to the court in writing that the public defender is unable to provide representation due to a conflict of interest or is not authorized to provide representation.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 1.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb file a notice of appearance with the court indicating acceptance of the appointment to represent the defendant and of the terms of the uniform contract as specified in subsection (5).
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb necessary to comply with the privilege.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to this section.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb limitations and the requirements of s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb handling the dependency proceeding is not authorized to handle proceedings to terminate parental rights, the counsel must withdraw and new counsel must be appointed.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb date of appointment and each year thereafter as long as the termination of parental rights proceedings are still ongoing.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb providing counsel with notice of the limit on the amount of compensation for representation in particular proceedings and the sole procedure and requirements for obtaining payment for the same.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb affidavits and all other necessary documentation, to the Justice Administrative Commission.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb of work hours does not exceed 75 or the number of the state’s witnesses deposed does not exceed 20.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb counsel has proved by competent and substantial evidence that the case required extraordinary and unusual efforts, the chief judge or single designee shall order the compensation to be paid to the attorney at a percentage above the flat fee rate, depending on the extent of the unusual and extraordinary effort required.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb trial level:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb force operations.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Section 52.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 4.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Representatives by November 1, 2026, which lists each lease contract for private office or storage space, the status of renegotiations, and the savings achieved.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid by each agency to the Department of Management Services for human resource management services.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Resource Subsystem (FLAIR), which include central FLAIR, departmental FLAIR, payroll, and information warehouse, and shall replace the cash management and accounting management components of the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS) with an integrated enterprise system that allows the state to organize, define, and standardize its financial management business processes and that complies with ss.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 1.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Secretary of Health Care Administration.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb state agency finance and accounting or budget directors.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb business processes.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb finds that there is an immediate danger to the public health, safety, and welfare, and that it is in the best interest of the state to continue partnering with the system’s current operator.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb operate, and maintain the statewide radio system.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 2866 through 2892 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and upon the expiration and reversion of the amendments made by section 69 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, paragraph (i) of subsection (9) of section 24.105, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (6) CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION.— (ll)1.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 215.5586 My Safe Florida Home Program.—There is established within the Department of Financial Services the My Safe Florida Home Program.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb subsection (1).
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb and may be carried forward through the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (c) “First responder” means a law enforcement officer, a part-time law enforcement officer, or an auxiliary law enforcement officer as defined in s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb including issues related to or resulting from problems with cognition and problems maintaining attention, concentration, or focus.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb well as clinical symptoms, signs, and biometrics.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 717.123 Deposit of funds.— (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), and for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years, the department shall retain, from the funds received under this chapter, an amount not to exceed the amount estimated to be received as atypical receipts for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 fiscal years by the Revenue Estimating Conference resulting from the implementation of chapter 2024- 140, Laws of Florida.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb fund, and other trust funds in the State Treasury have moneys that are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the amounts necessary to meet the just requirements, including appropriated obligations, of those other trust funds, the Governor may order a temporary transfer of moneys from one or more of the other trust funds to a land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb from other trust funds temporarily loaned to a land acquisition trust fund shall be expended solely and exclusively in accordance with s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall retain its proportionate share of the revenues in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the department.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Environmental Protection, which are contained in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (m) of subsection (3) of section 259.105, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb ratified by the Legislature.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 4.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb solicitation.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 4.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Environmental Protection shall administer the working waterfronts capital outlay grant program as set forth in this section to support the commercial fishing and marine aquaculture industries, including the infrastructure for receiving or unloading seafood for the purpose of supporting the seafood economy.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Florida, by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2024, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to this section.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Statutes, is amended to read:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb and the South Florida Water Management District shall give preference to those Everglades restoration projects that reduce harmful discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee to the St.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the purposes set forth in this subparagraph.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb expires July 1, 2027 2026.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb of this state.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb all of the required topics.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb provide staff for seven regional rural community liaison centers across this state to provide specialized in-person state support to rural local governments located in rural areas of opportunity as defined in s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (c) Each regional rural community liaison center shall regularly engage with REDI established in s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb PRACTICES;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 288.014 Renaissance Grants Program.— (1) The Legislature finds that it has historically provided programs to assist rural communities with economic development and to enhance their ability to attract businesses and that, by providing that extra component of economic viability, rural communities are able to attract new businesses and grow existing ones.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb certification of population growth, the county remains eligible for the program for 1 additional year to prepare for the end of block grant funding.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb this section;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb nearest Florida College System institution or a career center under s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb and the Speaker of the House of Representatives summarizing renaissance block grant recipients by county.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb for its citizens by addressing regional challenges through collaboration among government, businesses, and communities.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb s.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb 4.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb limited to, procedures for establishing loan interest rates, uses of funding, application procedures, and application review procedures.
In order to implement Specific Appropriations 2759 through 2764 and sections 157154 and 158155 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Section 99.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb modernization efforts over the last fiscal year.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb program.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb justifying a break in service.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb determine bonus payment eligibility and distribution.
In order to implement Specific Appropriations 2384 through 2386 and sections 146,144, 147,145, 148,146, 152, and 155153 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (2) Each state agency shall remit the assessed administrative health insurance assessment under subsection (1) to the State Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund, for the State Group Insurance Program, as provided in ss.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb thereafter.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Statutes, is reenacted to read:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments against trust funds.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb State Treasury.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2011, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to this section.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb not include travel activities for conducting an audit, examination, inspection, or investigation or travel activities related to a litigation or emergency response.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb Court whenever it is deemed necessary by reason of changed conditions:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb shall ensure that transfers proposed pursuant to this paragraph comply with this chapter, maximize the use of available and appropriate trust funds, and are not contrary to legislative policy and intent.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb any procurements required, any contract executed to assist the agency in the implementation, any contracts executed to implement or administer the legislation, programs started, offices established, or other organization administrative changes made including personnel changes, or federal waivers requested;
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb state executive agency and the judicial branch are not required to develop or post a long-range program plan by September 30, 2026 2025, for the 2027-2028 2026-2027 fiscal year, except in circumstances outlined in any updated written instructions prepared by the Executive Office of the Governor in consultation with the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb (h) The original and current estimated costs of the project.
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb following:
Florida Senate - 2026 SB(PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 576-02995-26576-02340-26 20262502__20262502pb specifically identified proviso language in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso language are vetoed.
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Action History
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Laid on Table -SJ 382
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Substituted HB 5003 (Died in Conference Committee) -SJ 382
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Read 2nd time -SJ 382
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Introduced
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Filed
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Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
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Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
Sponsors
- Appropriations · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Appropriations
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharief, Barbara | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 2502 do?
- Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act; Revising the services required to be provided by regional consortium service organizations under certain circumstances; creating the Regional Consortia Service Organization Supplemental Services Program; establishing the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators (RIPE) Program within the Department of Education for a specified purpose; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a budget amendment requesting additional spending authority to implement specified programs and payments, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 2502?
- SB 2502 is sponsored by Appropriations.
- What is the current status of SB 2502?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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