HB 5601: Higher Education

GENERAL BILL by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee, Busatta

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/16/2026 12:47 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (2)

  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: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)	Compare
  S 2500 by Appropriations Appropriations Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001 -SJ 378	Compare

• Committee Amendments (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  160978 - Amendment (Delete All) by Appropriations (Harrell)
  Delete everything after the enacting clause.
  Filed: 2/27/2026 10:16 AM
  Last Action: 3/3/2026 Senate: Favorable
  

• Analyses (3)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   2/16/2026
  • Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)   2/27/2026
  • Appropriations (Post-Meeting)   3/3/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  3/2/2026 12:00 PM	H 5601	Appropriations	17 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Floor Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Chamber	Result
  2/19/2026 2:44 PM	House	76 Yeas - 28 Nays

• Citations - Statute (7)

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  1001.706	Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.	Page 2 (pdf)
  1004.342		Page 3 (pdf)
  1004.344	The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching.	Page 10 (pdf)
  1009.24	State university student fees.	Page 10 (pdf)
  1011.45	End of year balance of funds.	Page 15 (pdf)
  1011.90	State university funding.	Page 17 (pdf)
  1013.01	Definitions.	Page 17 (pdf)

• Citations - Chapter Law (3)

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  2025-199	Section 5	Page 14 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 7	Page 14 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 9	Page 14 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/16/2026	H	• Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026) • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/19/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 76, NAYS 28 • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
  2/19/2026	S	• In Messages • Referred to Appropriations • Received
  2/20/2026	H	• Conference Committee appointed
  2/25/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  3/2/2026	S	• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (160978); YEAS 17 NAYS 0
  3/3/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)