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    SB 2502: Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act

    GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

    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.

    Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026, or, if this act fails to become a law until after that date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively to July 1, 2026

    Last Action: 2/20/2026 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003 -SJ 382

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 2/18/2026 07:14 PM


    • Related Bills (5)

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      H 5001 by Budget Committee
      General Appropriations Act
      Last Action: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)       		Compare
      H 5003 by Budget Committee
      Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act
      Last Action: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)       		Compare
      H 5203 by State Administration Budget Subcommittee
      Government Administration
      Last Action: 3/3/2026 S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)       		Compare
      S 250 (e1) by Simon
      Rural Communities
      Last Action: 1/14/2026 H In Messages       		Compare
      S 2500 by Appropriations
      Appropriations
      Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001 -SJ 378       		Compare

    • Citations - Statute (42)

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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)
      409.915 County contributions to Medicaid. Page 56 (pdf)
      409.990 Funding for lead agencies. Page 42 (pdf)
      409.9913 Funding methodology to allocate funding to lead agencies. Page 40 (pdf)
      443.1113 Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System. Page 126 (pdf)
      445.08 Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program. Page 127 (pdf)
      627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans. Page 86 (pdf)
      908.1033 Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program. Page 73 (pdf)
      934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 75 (pdf)
      1001.451 Regional consortium service organizations. Page 23 (pdf)
      1001.4511 Page 26 (pdf)
      1009.635 Page 27 (pdf)

    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      2/13/2026 S • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
      • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
      2/18/2026 S • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
      • Filed
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
      2/19/2026 S • Introduced
      2/20/2026 S • Read 2nd time -SJ 382
      • Substituted HB 5003 -SJ 382
      • Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003 -SJ 382
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