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SB 2502: Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act; Revising the services required to be provided by regional consortium service organizations under certain circumstances; creating the Regional Consortia Service Organization Supplemental Services Program; establishing the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators (RIPE) Program within the Department of Education for a specified purpose; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a budget amendment requesting additional spending authority to implement specified programs and payments, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/13/2026	Senate	• Submitted for consideration by Appropriations • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/18/2026	Senate	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 • Filed • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
  2/19/2026	Senate	• Introduced
  2/20/2026	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 382 • Substituted HB 5003 -SJ 382 • Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003 -SJ 382

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• SB 2502, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2026 at 7:14 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2026 (pdf)

  Related Bills (5)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 5001	General Appropriations Act	Budget Committee	Compare	Last Action: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
  H 5003	Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act	Budget Committee	Compare	Last Action: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
  H 5203	Government Administration	State Administration Budget Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/3/2026 S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
  S 250 (e1)	Rural Communities	Simon	Compare	Last Action: 1/14/2026 H In Messages
  S 2500	Appropriations	Appropriations	Compare	Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001 -SJ 378

  Citations - Statutes (42)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  11.52	Implementation of enacted legislation.	Page 139 (pdf)
  24.105	Powers and duties of department.	Page 86 (pdf)
  27.40	Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court.	Page 60 (pdf)
  27.5304	Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice.	Page 65 (pdf)
  215.18	Transfers between funds; limitation.	Page 58 (pdf), Page 94 (pdf)
  215.32	State funds; segregation.	Page 133 (pdf)
  215.5586	My Safe Florida Home Program.	Page 88 (pdf)
  216.013	Long-range program plan.	Page 140 (pdf)
  216.023	Legislative budget requests to be furnished to Legislature by agencies.	Page 141 (pdf)
  216.181	Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital outlay.	Page 137 (pdf)
  216.262	Authorized positions.	Page 57 (pdf)
  216.292	Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.	Page 137 (pdf)
  259.105	The Florida Forever Act.	Page 98 (pdf)
  282.201	State data center.	Page 125 (pdf)
  282.709	State agency law enforcement radio system and interoperability network.	Page 83 (pdf)
  284.51	Electroencephalogram combined transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment pilot program.	Page 90 (pdf)
  288.001	The Florida Small Business Development Center Network.	Page 114 (pdf)
  288.013		Page 110 (pdf)
  288.014		Page 116 (pdf)
  288.0175		Page 120 (pdf)
  288.065	Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund.	Page 122 (pdf)
  288.0655	Rural Infrastructure Fund.	Page 110 (pdf)
  288.80125	Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund.	Page 108 (pdf)
  339.135	Work program; legislative budget request; definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.	Page 109 (pdf)
  375.041	Land Acquisition Trust Fund.	Page 105 (pdf)
  376.3071	Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; funding.	Page 99 (pdf)
  376.91	Statewide cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.	Page 98 (pdf)
  380.5105	The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida Forever program.	Page 101 (pdf)
  381.986	Medical use of marijuana.	Page 31 (pdf)
  393.066	Community services and treatment.	Page 39 (pdf)
  394.9082	Behavioral health managing entities.	Page 40 (pdf)
  409.915	County contributions to Medicaid.	Page 56 (pdf)
  409.990	Funding for lead agencies.	Page 42 (pdf)
  409.9913	Funding methodology to allocate funding to lead agencies.	Page 40 (pdf)
  443.1113	Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System.	Page 126 (pdf)
  445.08	Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program.	Page 127 (pdf)
  627.351	Insurance risk apportionment plans.	Page 86 (pdf)
  908.1033	Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program.	Page 73 (pdf)
  934.50	Searches and seizure using a drone.	Page 75 (pdf)
  1001.451	Regional consortium service organizations.	Page 23 (pdf)
  1001.4511		Page 26 (pdf)
  1009.635		Page 27 (pdf)

  Citations - Chapter Law (16)

  Chapter Law	Section Amended	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  2011-47		Page 135 (pdf)
  2019-116		Page 64 (pdf) , Page 73 (pdf)
  2020-114		Page 100 (pdf)
  2021-37		Page 85 (pdf)
  2024-228		Page 101 (pdf) , Page 103 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 32	Page 39 (pdf)
  2025-199		Page 40 (pdf) , Page 41 (pdf) , Page 103 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 52	Page 60 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 54	Page 65 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 65	Page 83 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 69	Page 86 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 85	Page 98 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 89	Page 99 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 92	Page 101 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 105	Page 125 (pdf)
  2025-199	Section 111	Page 132 (pdf)

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• SPB 2502, Proposed Bill Posted 2/13/2026 at 3:01 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2026 (pdf)

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  2/18/2026 1:30 PM	Appropriations	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

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