HB 5601
  • Introduced
    May 05, 2026
  • Passed House
    May 12, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    May 12, 2026
  • Became Law
HB 5601
Florida House Bill
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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.
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House • May 28, 2026: Added to Conference Report Calendar
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H 5601E Filed

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May 12, 2026, House
Passage, Third Reading
YES: 80
NO: 26
OTHER: 13
YES: 80

NO: 26

NOT VOTING: 13

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May 12, 2026, Senate
Third Reading
YES: 32
NO: 0
OTHER: 8
YES: 32

NO: 0

    EXCUSED: 8

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    • May 28, 2026 | House
      • Added to Conference Report Calendar
    • May 12, 2026 | Senate
      • 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, 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.
    • May 12, 2026 | House
      • In Messages
      • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
      • Conference Committee appointed
    • May 12, 2026 | Senate
      • In Messages
      • Received
      • Referred to Appropriations
      • Withdrawn from Appropriations
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Substituted for SB 2516-E
      • Read 2nd time
      • Amendment(s) adopted (926488)
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0
      • The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference
    • May 12, 2026 | House
      • Read 1st time
      • Added to Second Reading Calendar
      • Read 2nd time
      • Added to Third Reading Calendar
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 26
      • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
    • May 05, 2026 | House
      • Filed
      • Bill referred to House Calendar
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