SB 2502: Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act; Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Department of Health, to submit a budget amendment to realign funding for specified purposes; extending for 1 fiscal year the exemption of certain rules pertaining to the medical use of marijuana from certain rulemaking requirements; revising the Quality Incentive Program payment pool percentage for the reimbursement of Medicaid providers; requiring the Department of Children and Families to develop and report on an alternative tiered funding methodology and to provide certain information, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/3/2025 12:56 PM

• Related Bills (7)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 5001 by Budget Committee General Appropriations Act Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500	Compare
  H 5003 by Budget Committee Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2502	Compare
  H 5009 by Budget Committee Government Administration Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 170 (c2) by Burton Quality of Care in Nursing Homes Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 2500 by Appropriations Appropriations Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages	Compare
  S 2514 by Appropriations Health and Human Services Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages	Compare
  S 7024 by Appropriations State Planning and Budgeting Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Floor Amendments (1)

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  288545 - Strike All Amendment by McClure
  Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
  Filed: 4/9/2025 12:47 PM
  Last Action: 4/9/2025 House: Adopted
  

• Floor Votes (2)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/9/2025 12:14 PM	Senate	37 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/9/2025 3:53 PM	House	104 Yeas - 5 Nays

• Citations - Statute (28)

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  27.40	Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court.	Page 46 [pdf]
  27.5304	Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice.	Page 51 [pdf]
  110.116	Personnel information system; payroll procedures.	Page 73 [pdf]
  215.18	Transfers between funds; limitation.	Page 44, 79 [pdf]
  215.32	State funds; segregation.	Page 96 [pdf]
  215.5586	My Safe Florida Home Program.	Page 76 [pdf]
  216.181	Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital outlay.	Page 100 [pdf]
  216.262	Authorized positions.	Page 44 [pdf]
  216.292	Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.	Page 100 [pdf]
  250.245	Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program.	Page 92 [pdf]
  259.105	The Florida Forever Act.	Page 83 [pdf]
  282.709	State agency law enforcement radio system and interoperability network.	Page 70 [pdf]
  288.0655	Rural Infrastructure Fund.	Page 93 [pdf]
  288.80125	Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund.	Page 90 [pdf]
  296.34	Administrator; qualifications, duties, and responsibilities.	Page 42 [pdf]
  339.08	Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund.	Page 91 [pdf]
  339.135	Work program; legislative budget request; definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.	Page 90 [pdf]
  376.3071	Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; funding.	Page 84 [pdf]
  376.91	Statewide cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.	Page 83 [pdf]
  380.5105	The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida Forever program.	Page 86 [pdf]
  381.986	Medical use of marijuana.	Page 17 [pdf]
  394.9082	Behavioral health managing entities.	Page 29 [pdf]
  403.0673	Water quality improvement grant program.	Page 89 [pdf]
  409.908	Reimbursement of Medicaid providers.	Page 22 [pdf]
  409.915	County contributions to Medicaid.	Page 42 [pdf]
  409.9913	Funding methodology to allocate funding to lead agencies.	Page 30 [pdf]
  627.351	Insurance risk apportionment plans.	Page 72 [pdf]
  934.50	Searches and seizure using a drone.	Page 59 [pdf]

• Citations - Chapter Law (1)

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  2017-232

  Section 14

  Page 17 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  3/28/2025	S	• Submitted for consideration by Appropriations • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/31/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
  4/2/2025	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  4/3/2025	S	• Filed • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  4/8/2025	S	• Introduced
  4/9/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 360 • Read 3rd time -SJ 362 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 362 • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 362 • Immediately certified -SJ 362
  4/9/2025	H	• In Messages • Bill referred to House Calendar • Substituted for HB 5003 • Read 1st time • Read 2nd time • Amendment 288545 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 5 • Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
  4/10/2025	S	• In returning messages