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HB 5203: Capitol Center

GENERAL BILL by State Administration Budget Subcommittee ; Lopez, V.

Capitol Center; Provides that Governor, Cabinet officers, & Legislature are permanent tenants of Capital Complex; prohibits certain space from being reduced or moved without express consent of tenants; provides Legislature with first right of refusal if additional vacant space becomes available; requires DMS to coordinate with & receive approval of certain tenants before planning or scheduling certain projects; requires department to consider Legislature's schedule, time constraints, & needs for projects that impact certain space; authorizes President of Senate & Speaker of House of Representatives to take certain actions in relation to certain spaces without approval by department; provides that President of Senate & Speaker of House of Representatives have direct control over utilities for certain spaces; requires department to consult with & receive approval from President of Senate or Speaker of House of Representatives, as appropriate, before including certain projects in specified report; requires department to solicit feedback on development of certain state-owned property from all permanent tenants of Capitol Center; prohibits certain parking spaces from being reduced or reassigned without express consent of Legislature; provides Legislature with first right of refusal if additional parking spaces become available.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 6/16/2025 House - Died in Conference Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/27/2025 House • Filed
    • Referred to Budget Committee
    • Now in Budget Committee
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/31/2025 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
    4/2/2025 House • Favorable by Budget Committee
    • Reported out of Budget Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/3/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025)
    4/9/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
    • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
    4/10/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Appropriations
    4/14/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    • Received
    4/17/2025 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (671950); YEAS 17 NAYS 0
    4/18/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    6/4/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 06/05/25
    6/5/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1192
    • Amendment(s) adopted (671950) -SJ 1192
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 1192
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -SJ 1192
    • The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 1192
    6/5/2025 House • In Messages
    6/5/2025 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);
    6/5/2025 House • Bill placed in Conference (Conference Committee on Appropriations)
    • Conference Committee appointed
    6/16/2025 House • Died in Conference Committee

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  • HB 5203, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/27/2025 at 6:17 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2025 (pdf)
    Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    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 Track This Bill
    S 2500 (er) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 6/27/2025 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    671950 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause.     		Appropriations
    (Brodeur)     		4/16/2025
    9:23 AM     		Favorable
    4/18/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    671950 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause.     		Appropriations 4/16/2025
    9:23 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    6/5/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/17/2025 9:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 1:49 PM House 111 Yeas - 0 Nays
    6/5/2025 4:15 PM Senate 32 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    272.04 Department to allocate space. Page 2 (pdf)
    272.09 Management, maintenance, and upkeep of Capitol Center. Page 3 (pdf)
    272.121 Capitol Center long-range planning. Page 4 (pdf)
    272.16 Parking areas within Capitol Center area. Page 5 (pdf)

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