SB 2502-E: Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act

GENERAL BILL by Hooper

Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act; Revising the services required to be provided by regional consortium service organizations under certain circumstances; creating the Regional Consortia Service Organization Supplemental Services Program; establishing the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators (RIPE) Program within the Department of Education for a specified purpose; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a budget amendment requesting additional spending authority to implement specified programs and payments, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 5/7/2026 12:22 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 5001 by McClure General Appropriations Act Last Action: 5/12/2026 S 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.	Compare
  H 5003 by McClure Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act Last Action: 5/12/2026 S 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.	Compare
  H 5203 by Miller Government Administration Last Action: 5/12/2026 S 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.	Compare
  S 2500 by Hooper Appropriations Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E	Compare

• Analyses (1)

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  • Appropriations (Post-Meeting)   5/7/2026

• Citations - Statute (43)

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  11.52	Implementation of enacted legislation.	Page 139 (pdf)
  24.105	Powers and duties of department.	Page 86 (pdf)
  27.40	Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court.	Page 60 (pdf)
  27.5304	Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice.	Page 65 (pdf)
  215.18	Transfers between funds; limitation.	Page 58 (pdf) , Page 94 (pdf)
  215.32	State funds; segregation.	Page 133 (pdf)
  215.5586	My Safe Florida Home Program.	Page 88 (pdf)
  216.013	Long-range program plan.	Page 140 (pdf)
  216.023	Legislative budget requests to be furnished to Legislature by agencies.	Page 141 (pdf)
  216.181	Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital outlay.	Page 137 (pdf)
  216.262	Authorized positions.	Page 57 (pdf)
  216.292	Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.	Page 137 (pdf)
  259.105	The Florida Forever Act.	Page 98 (pdf)
  282.201	State data center.	Page 125 (pdf)
  282.709	State agency law enforcement radio system and interoperability network.	Page 83 (pdf)
  284.51	Electroencephalogram combined transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment pilot program.	Page 90 (pdf)
  288.001	The Florida Small Business Development Center Network.	Page 114 (pdf)
  288.013		Page 110 (pdf)
  288.014		Page 116 (pdf)
  288.0175		Page 120 (pdf)
  288.065	Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund.	Page 122 (pdf)
  288.0655	Rural Infrastructure Fund.	Page 110 (pdf)
  288.80125	Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund.	Page 108 (pdf)
  339.135	Work program; legislative budget request; definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.	Page 109 (pdf)
  375.041	Land Acquisition Trust Fund.	Page 105 (pdf)
  376.3071	Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; funding.	Page 99 (pdf)
  376.91	Statewide cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.	Page 98 (pdf)
  380.5105	The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida Forever program.	Page 101 (pdf)
  381.986	Medical use of marijuana.	Page 31 (pdf)
  393.066	Community services and treatment.	Page 39 (pdf)
  394.9082	Behavioral health managing entities.	Page 40 (pdf)
  395.002	Definitions.	Page 56 (pdf)
  409.915	County contributions to Medicaid.	Page 42 (pdf)
  409.990	Funding for lead agencies.	Page 42 (pdf)
  409.9913	Funding methodology to allocate funding to lead agencies.	Page 42 (pdf)
  443.1113	Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System.	Page 127 (pdf)
  445.08	Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program.	Page 86 (pdf)
  627.351	Insurance risk apportionment plans.	Page 73 (pdf)
  908.1033	Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program.	Page 75 (pdf)
  934.50	Searches and seizure using a drone.	Page 23 (pdf)
  1001.451	Regional consortium service organizations.	Page 26 (pdf)
  1001.4511		Page 27 (pdf)
  1009.635		Page 27 (pdf)

• Citations - Chapter Law (16)

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  2025-199	Section 32
  2025-199
  2025-199	Section 52
  2019-116
  2025-199	Section 54
  2025-199	Section 65
  2021-37
  2025-199	Section 69
  2025-199	Section 85
  2025-199	Section 89
  2020-114
  2025-199	Section 92
  2024-228
  2025-199	Section 105
  2025-199	Section 111
  2011-47

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  5/7/2026	S	• Filed • Referred to Appropriations
  5/12/2026	S	• Introduced • Withdrawn from Appropriations • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Read 2nd time • Substituted HB 5003-E • Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003-E