FL HB 5601
deadHigher Education
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did FL HB 5601 pass?
No. FL HB 5601 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
What is FL HB 5601 about?
Higher Education; Transfers specified assets & liabilities between USF Sarasota/Manatee & New College of Florida; revises provisions relating to Title IX, tuition rates for certain postsecondary students; & removes future repeal of specified amendments to Florida Statutes.
Who sponsors FL HB 5601?
Busatta, Higher Education Budget Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 5601.
Description
Higher Education; Transfers specified assets & liabilities between USF Sarasota/Manatee & New College of Florida; revises provisions relating to Title IX, tuition rates for certain postsecondary students; & removes future repeal of specified amendments to Florida Statutes.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Busattaprimary
- Higher Education Budget Subcommitteeprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
failure
2026-03-03
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
2026-03-02
Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (160978); YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2026-02-25
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-20
Conference Committee appointed
2026-02-19
Received
enrolled
2026-02-19
Referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-19
In Messages
2026-02-19
Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
2026-02-19
Passed; YEAS 76, NAYS 28
passage
2026-02-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-19
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-19
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-16
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-02-16
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
2026-02-16
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-16
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable (Higher Education Budget Subcommittee)
2026-02-16 · pass · 9-4
Passage, Third Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 76-28
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: no
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: no
- Franklin: no
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: no
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: no
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: no
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: no
- Gottlieb: no
- Rizo: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: no
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: no
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: no
- Black: yes
- Harris: no
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: no
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: no
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: no
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: no
- Smith: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: no
- Buchanan: no
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: no
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: no
- Trabulsy: yes
- López, J.: no
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: no
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: no
- Daley: no
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: no
- Miller: yes
- Young: no
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: no
- Nix: yes
- Nixon: no
- Fabricio: not voting
- Aristide: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Basabe: not voting
- Berfield: not voting
- Brackett: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Steele: not voting
- Campbell: not voting
- Tant: not voting
- Chambliss: not voting
- Valdés: not voting
- Edmonds: not voting
Favorable with 1 amendment
2026-03-02 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Berman: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Smith: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: other
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