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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.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or, if this act fails to become a law until after that date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively to July 1, 2025
 Last Action: 6/2/2025 Senate - Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/28/2025 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/31/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
4/2/2025 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
4/3/2025 Senate • Filed
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
4/8/2025 Senate • Introduced
4/9/2025 Senate • 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 House • 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 Senate • In returning messages
6/2/2025 House • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
• Conference Committee appointed
6/2/2025 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
• Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large);