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IntroducedFeb 16, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
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.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 20, 2026: Conference Committee appointed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 5601
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Higher Education Budget Subcommitteeprimary

Votes
YES: 76
- Abbott
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Owen
- Partington
- Anderson
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Gerwig
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Rizo
- Greco
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Grow
- Black
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Sapp
- Booth
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Boyles
- Smith
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Kincart Jonsson
- Canady
- Koster
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Trabulsy
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- McFarland
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Miller
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Nix
NO: 28
NOT VOTING: 13
Actions
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee appointed
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Referred to Appropriations
- Received
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- Passed; YEAS 76, NAYS 28
- Requested Senate to concur, or agree to conference
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Filed
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Texts
