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.
Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - Passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 5
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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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
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
• The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
• Immediately certified
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
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SB 2502, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2025 at 12:56 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (7)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5001 General Appropriations Act Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500 
H 5003 Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2502
H 5009 Government Administration Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
S 170 (c2) Quality of Care in Nursing Homes Burton Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H In Messages
S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Passed as amended; YEAS 98, NAYS 6
S 2514 Health and Human Services Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
S 7024 State Planning and Budgeting Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H In Messages
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 288545 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:McClure 4/9/2025
12:47 PMHouse: Adopted
4/9/2025PDF Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/9/2025 12:14 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/9/2025 3:53 PM House 104 Yeas - 5 Nays Citations - Statutes (26)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court. Page 46 (pdf) 27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice. Page 51 (pdf) 110.116 Personnel information system; payroll procedures. Page 73 (pdf) 215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation. Page 44 (pdf), Page 79 (pdf) 215.32 State funds; segregation. Page 96 (pdf) 215.5586 My Safe Florida Home Program. Page 76 (pdf) 216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital outlay. Page 100 (pdf) 216.262 Authorized positions. Page 44 (pdf) 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions. Page 100 (pdf) 250.245 Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program. Page 92 (pdf) 282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and interoperability network. Page 70 (pdf) 288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund. Page 93 (pdf) 288.80125 Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund. Page 90 (pdf) 296.34 Administrator; qualifications, duties, and responsibilities. Page 42 (pdf) 339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund. Page 91 (pdf) 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment. Page 90 (pdf) 376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; funding. Page 84 (pdf) 376.91 Statewide cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Page 83 (pdf) 380.5105 The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida Forever program. Page 86 (pdf) 381.986 Medical use of marijuana. Page 17 (pdf) 394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 29 (pdf) 409.908 Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. Page 22 (pdf) 409.915 County contributions to Medicaid. Page 42 (pdf) 409.9913 Funding methodology to allocate funding to lead agencies. Page 30 (pdf) 627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans. Page 72 (pdf) 934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 59 (pdf) Citations - Chapter Law (1)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2017-232 Section 14 Page 17 (pdf) -
SPB 2502, Proposed Bill Posted 3/28/2025 at 12:40 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/2/2025 9:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays
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