HB 5601-E: Higher Education

GENERAL BILL by 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: 5/5/2026 03:32 PM

• Related Bills (3)

  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
  S 2500 by Hooper Appropriations Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E	Compare
  S 2516 by Harrell Higher Education Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5601-E	Compare

• Floor Amendments (1)

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  926488 - Amendment (Delete All) by Harrell
  Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
  Filed: 5/12/2026 10:43 AM
  Last Action: 5/12/2026 Senate: Adopted
  

• Analyses (1)

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  • Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   5/5/2026

• Floor Votes (2)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  5/12/2026 10:31 AM	House	80 Yeas - 26 Nays
  5/12/2026 11:12 AM	Senate	32 Yeas - 0 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 9 (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

  5/5/2026	H	• Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar
  5/12/2026	H	• 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
  5/12/2026	S	• 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
  5/12/2026	H	• In Messages • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) • Conference Committee appointed
  5/12/2026	S	• 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.