HB 5601: Higher Education
GENERAL BILL by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee ; Busatta
Higher Education; Transfers specified assets & liabilities between USF Sarasota/Manatee & New College of Florida; revises provisions relating to Title IX, tuition rates for certain postsecondary students; & removes future repeal of specified amendments to Florida Statutes.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/20/2026 House - Conference Committee appointed
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/20/2026 House - Conference Committee appointed
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/16/2026 House • Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/19/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 76, NAYS 28
• Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
2/19/2026 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations
• Received
2/20/2026 House • Conference Committee appointed
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HB 5601, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2026 at 12:47 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2026 (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: 2/20/2026 S Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright. 
S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/19/2026 2:44 PM House 76 Yeas - 28 Nays Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors. Page 2 (pdf) 1004.342 Page 3 (pdf) 1004.344 The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching. Page 10 (pdf) 1009.24 State university student fees. Page 10 (pdf) 1011.45 End of year balance of funds. Page 15 (pdf) 1011.90 State university funding. Page 17 (pdf) 1013.01 Definitions. Page 17 (pdf) Citations - Chapter Law (3)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2025-199 Section 5 Page 14 (pdf) 2025-199 Section 7 Page 14 (pdf) 2025-199 Section 9 Page 14 (pdf)