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SB 2502: Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act; Incorporating by reference certain calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program; extending for 1 fiscal year authorization for the Department of Education to provide certain appropriated funds to certain education television stations and public colleges and universities for public broadcasting; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Department of Health, to submit a budget amendment to realign funding for a component of the Children’s Medical Services program to reflect actual enrollment changes; extending for 1 year the exemption of certain rules pertaining to the medical use of marijuana from certain rulemaking requirements, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise provided
 Last Action: 6/3/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-37, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2021-225), CS/SB 1126 (Ch. 2021-186), SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/26/2021 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/31/21, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/01/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2021 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
    4/1/2021 Senate • Filed
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/07/21 -SJ 378
    • Introduced -SJ 343
    4/7/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 363
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 365
    • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 365
    • 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 368
    • Immediately certified -SJ 368
    4/7/2021 House • In Messages
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Amendment 107435 filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/8/2021 House • Substituted for HB 5003
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 107435 adopted
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 3
    • Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
    • Immediately certified
    • Message sent to senate
    4/8/2021 Senate • In returning messages
    4/16/2021 House • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee)
    • Conference Committee appointed
    4/16/2021 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
    • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Stargel (Chair), Bean (At Large), Book (At Large), Farmer (At Large), Gibson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration & Technology: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Perry (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Brandes, Gainer, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Torres; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Higher Education: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Polsky, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/PreK-12: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Polsky, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Bean (Chair), Book, Brodeur, Burgess, Diaz, Farmer, Harrell, Jones, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rouson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Infrastructure & Tourism: Gainer (Chair), Ausley, Boyd, Cruz, Garcia, Gibson, Hooper, Mayfield, Perry, Taddeo, Wright; -SJ 507
    4/30/2021 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1257
    • Conference Committee Report adopted (652590) -SJ 1275
    4/30/2021 House • In Messages
    4/30/2021 Senate • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 1275
    4/30/2021 House • Conference Committee Report considered
    • Amendment 652590 adopted
    • Conference Committee Report adopted
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 117, NAYS 1
    4/30/2021 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1290
    4/30/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    6/1/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/2/2021 • Approved by Governor
    6/3/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-37, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2021-225), CS/SB 1126 (Ch. 2021-186), SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)

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  • SB 2502, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/3/2021 at 4:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (9)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 423 (c1) Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program Tuck Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Appropriations Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37) Track This Bill
    H 1079 (er) Agency Contracts for Commodities and Contractual Services State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-225; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37) Track This Bill
    H 1585 Government Accountability Barnaby, Fine Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2021-225), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37) Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    H 5003 Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    S 168 (c1) Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program Hooper Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37) Track This Bill
    S 1126 (er) Department of Transportation Harrell Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-186, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 100 (Ch. 2021-161), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37) Track This Bill
    S 1616 (c2) Agency Contracts for Commodities and Contractual Services Brodeur Compare Last Action: 4/28/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2021-225), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37) -SJ 750 Track This Bill
    S 2500 (er) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (31)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    14.35 Governor’s Medal of Freedom. Page 76 (pdf)
    20.316 Department of Juvenile Justice. Page 42 (pdf)
    27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court. Page 32 (pdf)
    27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice. Page 36 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 64 (pdf)
    161.101 State and local participation in authorized projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion control. Page 57 (pdf)
    215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation. Page 30 (pdf), Page 50 (pdf)
    215.32 State funds; segregation. Page 66 (pdf)
    215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program. Page 60 (pdf)
    216.1366 Contract terms. Page 71 (pdf)
    216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital outlay. Page 71 (pdf)
    216.262 Authorized positions. Page 28 (pdf)
    259.105 The Florida Forever Act. Page 57 (pdf)
    282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and interoperability network. Page 73 (pdf)
    288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund. Page 60 (pdf)
    288.80125 Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund. Page 60 (pdf)
    321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers; subsistence; special assignments. Page 59 (pdf)
    339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund. Page 61 (pdf)
    339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment. Page 62 (pdf)
    341.052 Public transit block grant program; administration; eligible projects; limitation. Page 63 (pdf)
    350.0614 Public Counsel; compensation and expenses. Page 74 (pdf)
    375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Page 53 (pdf)
    376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; funding. Page 58 (pdf)
    381.986 Medical use of marijuana. Page 19 (pdf)
    381.988 Medical marijuana testing laboratories; marijuana tests conducted by a certified laboratory. Page 20 (pdf)
    409.916 Grants and Donations Trust Fund. Page 28 (pdf)
    570.93 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; agricultural water conservation and agricultural water supply planning. Page 56 (pdf)
    1001.26 Public broadcasting program system. Page 16 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 15 (pdf)
    1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education programs. Page 29 (pdf)
    1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. Page 13 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (3)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2017-232 Section 14 Page 20 (pdf)
    2020-114 Section 42 Page 23 (pdf)
    2020-114 Section 72 Page 46 (pdf)

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  • SB 2502, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/3/2021 at 10:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 847 (er) Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network Education and Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 6/14/2021 Chapter No. 2021-85 Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    H 5003 Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 5601 Higher Education Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 6/3/2021 Chapter No. 2021-46; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160), SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36) Track This Bill
    S 1436 (c1) Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network Gruters Compare Last Action: 4/22/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 847 (Ch. 2021-85) -SJ 582 Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e2) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (44)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.13 Compensation of members.
    14.35 Governor’s Medal of Freedom.
    20.316 Department of Juvenile Justice. Page 42 (pdf)
    27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court. Page 31 (pdf)
    27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice. Page 35 (pdf)
    110.123 State group insurance program.
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 64 (pdf)
    161.101 State and local participation in authorized projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion control. Page 58 (pdf)
    215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation. Page 50 (pdf)
    215.32 State funds; segregation. Page 69 (pdf)
    215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program. Page 60 (pdf)
    215.90 Short title.
    215.96 Coordinating council and design and coordination staff.
    216.1366 Contract terms. Page 74 (pdf)
    216.177 Appropriations acts, statement of intent, violation, notice, review and objection procedures.
    216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital outlay. Page 49 (pdf)
    216.262 Authorized positions. Page 27 (pdf)
    216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions. Page 65 (pdf)
    255.249 Department of Management Services; responsibility; department rules.
    259.105 The Florida Forever Act. Page 57 (pdf)
    282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and interoperability network.
    287.057 Procurement of commodities or contractual services.
    288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund.
    288.80125 Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund. Page 60 (pdf)
    321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers; subsistence; special assignments. Page 59 (pdf)
    339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund. Page 61 (pdf)
    339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment. Page 62 (pdf)
    341.052 Public transit block grant program; administration; eligible projects; limitation. Page 63 (pdf)
    350.0614 Public Counsel; compensation and expenses.
    375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Page 53 (pdf)
    376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; funding. Page 58 (pdf)
    381.986 Medical use of marijuana. Page 20 (pdf)
    381.988 Medical marijuana testing laboratories; marijuana tests conducted by a certified laboratory. Page 20 (pdf)
    409.916 Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
    570.93 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; agricultural water conservation and agricultural water supply planning. Page 56 (pdf)
    1001.26 Public broadcasting program system. Page 14 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.
    1003.02 District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district.
    1006.28 Duties of district school board, district school superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials.
    1006.42 Responsibility of students and parents for instructional materials.
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 12 (pdf)
    1011.67 Funds for instructional materials.
    1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education programs. Page 28 (pdf)
    1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding.

    Citations - Chapter Law (17)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2011-47
    2017-232 Section 14
    2017-232
    2018-10
    2019-116
    2020-111
    2020-114 Section 8
    2020-114 Section 54
    2020-114
    2020-114 Section 59
    2020-114 Section 65
    2020-114 Section 80
    2020-114 Section 84
    2020-114 Section 102
    2020-114 Section 6
    2020-114 Section 42
    2020-114 Section 72

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  • SB 2502, Original Filed Version Posted 4/1/2021 at 12:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations 4/28/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 847 (er) Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network Education and Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 6/14/2021 Chapter No. 2021-85 Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    H 5003 Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 5601 Higher Education Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 6/3/2021 Chapter No. 2021-46; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160), SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36) Track This Bill
    S 1436 (c1) Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network Gruters Compare Last Action: 4/22/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 847 (Ch. 2021-85) -SJ 582 Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e1) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    107435 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Trumbull 4/7/2021
    8:33 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/8/2021     		PDF
    652590 - Conference Committee Amendment
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		4/28/2021
    8:45 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/30/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (4)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/7/2021 12:30 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/8/2021 11:44 AM House 114 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/30/2021 1:10 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2021 1:41 PM House 117 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (32)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.316 Department of Juvenile Justice. Page 42 (pdf)
    27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court. Page 31 (pdf)
    27.403 Page 41 (pdf)
    27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice. Page 35 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 64 (pdf)
    112.24 Intergovernmental interchange of public employees. Page 68 (pdf)
    161.101 State and local participation in authorized projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion control. Page 58 (pdf)
    215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation. Page 50 (pdf)
    215.32 State funds; segregation. Page 69 (pdf)
    215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program. Page 60 (pdf)
    216.1366 Contract terms. Page 74 (pdf)
    216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital outlay. Page 49 (pdf)
    216.262 Authorized positions. Page 27 (pdf)
    216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions. Page 65 (pdf)
    259.105 The Florida Forever Act. Page 57 (pdf)
    288.80125 Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund. Page 60 (pdf)
    321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers; subsistence; special assignments. Page 59 (pdf)
    337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; combined design and construction contracts; progress payments; records; requirements of vehicle registration. Page 61 (pdf)
    339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund. Page 61 (pdf)
    339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment. Page 62 (pdf)
    341.052 Public transit block grant program; administration; eligible projects; limitation. Page 63 (pdf)
    375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Page 53 (pdf)
    376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; funding. Page 58 (pdf)
    381.986 Medical use of marijuana. Page 20 (pdf)
    381.988 Medical marijuana testing laboratories; marijuana tests conducted by a certified laboratory. Page 20 (pdf)
    570.93 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; agricultural water conservation and agricultural water supply planning. Page 56 (pdf)
    1001.26 Public broadcasting program system. Page 14 (pdf)
    1004.6495 Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program and Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities. Page 16 (pdf)
    1006.73 Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative. Page 16 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 12 (pdf)
    1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education programs. Page 28 (pdf)
    1013.40 Planning and construction of Florida College System institution facilities; property acquisition. Page 17 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (14)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2011-47
    2017-232 Section 14
    2017-232
    2018-10
    2019-116
    2020-114 Section 8
    2020-114 Section 54
    2020-114
    2020-114 Section 59
    2020-114 Section 65
    2020-114 Section 80
    2020-114 Section 84
    2020-114 Section 102
    2020-28 Section 3

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  • SPB 2502, Proposed Bill Posted 3/26/2021 at 1:17 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    398558 - Amendment
    Between lines 476 and 477 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Broxson)     		3/29/2021
    9:11 PM     		Favorable
    3/31/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    270090 - Amendment
    Between lines 1792 and 1793 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Hooper)     		3/29/2021
    9:11 PM     		Favorable
    3/31/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2021 1:00 PM Appropriations 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

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