General Appropriations Act

Died in Conference Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5401 (Ch. 2026-160)

Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)

Conference Committee appointed

Withdrawn from Appropriations

Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

Substituted for SB 2500

Read 2nd time

Amendment(s) adopted (524782)

Read 3rd time

Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference

Immediately certified

In Messages

Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)

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, 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, 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, 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.

Added to Third Reading Calendar

Read 3rd time

Passed; YEAS 101, NAYS 4

In Messages

Referred to Appropriations

Received

Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference

Read 2nd time

Filed

Bill referred to House Calendar

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)