FL HB 5601E
withdrawnHigher Education
Florida · 2026E · lower
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Quick answers
Did FL HB 5601E pass?
No. FL HB 5601E was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-05-28): Added to Conference Report Calendar
What is FL HB 5601E 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 5601E?
Busatta is the primary sponsor of FL HB 5601E.
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
- 2026-05-28 — Added to Conference Report Calendar
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Busattaprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-28
Added to Conference Report Calendar
2026-05-12
Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.
2026-05-12
Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
2026-05-12
Conference Committee appointed
2026-05-12
Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
2026-05-12
In Messages
2026-05-12
The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference
2026-05-12
Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0
passage
2026-05-12
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-05-12
Amendment(s) adopted (926488)
2026-05-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-05-12
Substituted for SB 2516-E
2026-05-12
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-05-12
Withdrawn from Appropriations
withdrawal
2026-05-12
Referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-05-12
Received
enrolled
2026-05-12
In Messages
2026-05-12
Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
2026-05-12
Passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 26
passage
2026-05-12
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-05-12
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-05-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-05-12
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-05-12
Read 1st time
2026-05-05
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-05-05
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-05-12 · pass · 80-26
Member-level votes (119)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: no
- Nix: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Nixon: no
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Alvarez, J.: no
- Overdorf: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Owen: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Partington: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Perez: yes
- Aristide: no
- Gerwig: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bartleman: no
- Gottlieb: no
- Rayner: no
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Gregory: no
- Rizo: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Black: yes
- Grow: yes
- Robinson, W.: no
- Blanco: yes
- Harris: no
- Booth: yes
- Hart-Lowman: no
- Salzman: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hinson: no
- Sapp: yes
- Botana: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Scott: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Holley: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Hunschofsky: no
- Skidmore: no
- Buchanan: no
- Jacques: yes
- Smith: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Joseph: no
- Spencer: no
- Canady: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Cassel: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Steele: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tant: no
- LaMarca: yes
- Tendrich: no
- Chaney: yes
- Long: no
- Trabulsy: yes
- López, J.: no
- Tramont: yes
- Conerly: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cross: no
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Daley: no
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Daniels: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Driskell: no
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Dunkley: no
- Miller: yes
- Young: no
- Mooney: yes
- Franklin: not voting
- Gantt: not voting
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Griffitts: not voting
- Robinson, F.: not voting
- Rosenwald: not voting
- Brannan: not voting
- Campbell: not voting
- Stark: not voting
- Chambliss: not voting
- Cobb: not voting
- Edmonds: not voting
Third Reading
2026-05-12 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: excused
- Polsky: excused
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rodriguez: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Sharief: excused
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bradley: excused
- Leek: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burton: excused
- Mayfield: yes
- Wright: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Davis: yes
- Nathan: yes
- Albritton: yes
- DiCeglie: excused
- Osgood: excused
- Gaetz: yes
- Passidomo: yes
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