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S 2500 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) Appropriations (House Similar: H 5001)	2/20/2026 S: Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001 -SJ 378 S: Substituted HB 5001 -SJ 378 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 378 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 2500) H 5001 General Bill by Budget Committee General Appropriations Act	2/20/2026 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, 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, 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, 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. S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 379 S: Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 378 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 378 S: Amendment(s) adopted (524782) -SJ 378 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 378 S: Substituted for SB 2500 -SJ 378 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 378 H: Conference Committee appointed + Show All Today's Actions
S 2502 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act (House Compare: H 5003)	2/20/2026 S: Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003 -SJ 382 S: Substituted HB 5003 -SJ 382 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 382 + Show All Today's Actions
(Compare to 2502) H 5003 General Bill by Budget Committee Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act	2/20/2026 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, 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, 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, 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. S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 411 S: Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 411 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 411 S: Amendment(s) adopted (952064) -SJ 384 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 384 S: Substituted for SB 2502 -SJ 384 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 382 H: Conference Committee appointed + Show All Today's Actions
S 2504 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) State Employees (House Similar: H 5201)	2/20/2026 S: Laid on Table, refer to HB 5201 -SJ 411 S: Substituted HB 5201 -SJ 411 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 411 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 2504) H 5201 General Bill by State Administration Budget Subcommittee Collective Bargaining	2/20/2026 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, 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, 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, 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. S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 412 S: Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 412 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 412 S: Amendment(s) adopted (136368) -SJ 411 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 411 S: Substituted for SB 2504 -SJ 411 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 411 H: Conference Committee appointed + Show All Today's Actions
S 7028 General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Mayfield) Retirement (House Compare: H 5205)	2/20/2026 S: Laid on Table, refer to HB 5205 -SJ 412 S: Substituted HB 5205 -SJ 412 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 412 + Show All Today's Actions
(Compare to 7028 c1) H 5205 General Bill by State Administration Budget Subcommittee Retirement	2/20/2026 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, 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, 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, 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. S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 415 S: Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 415 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 415 S: Amendment(s) adopted (183726) -SJ 412 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 412 S: Substituted for CS/SB 7028 -SJ 412 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 412 H: Conference Committee appointed + Show All Today's Actions
S 2506 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) Fuel Taxes	2/20/2026 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: 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 415 S: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 415 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 415 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 415 + Show All Today's Actions
S 2508 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System	2/20/2026 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: 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 415 S: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 415 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 415 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 415 + Show All Today's Actions
S 2510 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) Trust Funds of the State Courts System (House Identical: H 5401)	2/20/2026 S: Laid on Table, refer to HB 5401 -SJ 415 S: Substituted HB 5401 -SJ 415 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 415 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 2510) H 5401 General Bill by Justice Budget Subcommittee Trust Funds of the State Court System	2/20/2026 H: Ordered enrolled H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 415 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 415 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 415 S: Substituted for SB 2510 -SJ 415 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 415 H: Conference Committee appointed + Show All Today's Actions
S 2512 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) Judges	2/20/2026 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: 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 416 S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 416 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 416 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 416 + Show All Today's Actions
S 2514 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) Pre-K-12 Education	2/20/2026 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: 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 416 S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 416 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 416 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 416 + Show All Today's Actions
S 2516 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) Higher Education	2/20/2026 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: 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 417 S: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 416 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 416 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 416 + Show All Today's Actions
S 2518 General Bill by Appropriations (Hooper) Health	2/20/2026 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: 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 417 S: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 417 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 417 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 417 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1004 General Bill by Gaetz Domestic Animals	2/20/2026 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 419 S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 419 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 419 S: Amendment(s) adopted (342166) -SJ 417 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 417 + Show All Today's Actions

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