HB 5203-E: Government Administration
GENERAL BILL by Miller
Government Administration; Revises provisions relating to government administration including auditing, reviews, & investigations of programs, appropriations, & state entities; government accountability; planning & budgeting; estimating conferences; EOG budget recommendations; & budget requests.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
Last Action: 5/12/2026 Senate - 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, Nathan, 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, Nathan, 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, Nathan, 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.
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/12/2026 Senate - 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, Nathan, 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, Nathan, 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, Nathan, 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.
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 5/5/2026 House • Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
5/12/2026 House • Read 1st time
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 96, NAYS 10
• Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
5/12/2026 Senate • In Messages
• Received
• Referred to Appropriations
• Withdrawn from Appropriations
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment(s) adopted (235832)
• Read 3rd time
• Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0
• The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference
5/12/2026 House • In Messages
• Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
• Conference Committee appointed
5/12/2026 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
• 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, Nathan, 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, Nathan, 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, Nathan, 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.
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HB 5203-E, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/5/2026 at 3:26 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Administration Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/5/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5001E General Appropriations Act McClure Compare Last Action: 5/29/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled 
H 5003E Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act McClure Compare Last Action: 5/29/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
S 2500E Appropriations Hooper Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E
S 2502E Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act Hooper Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003-E
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 235832 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause.Brodeur 5/12/2026
10:33 AMSenate: Adopted
5/12/2026Web Page
PDFFloor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 5/12/2026 10:15 AM House 96 Yeas - 10 Nays 5/12/2026 10:49 AM Senate 32 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (30)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 11.26 Legislative employees; employment restrictions. Page 7 (pdf) 11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee. Page 7 (pdf), Page 10 (pdf) 11.405 Page 13 (pdf) 11.406 Page 17 (pdf) 11.407 Page 22 (pdf) 11.42 The Auditor General. Page 22 (pdf) 11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 25 (pdf) 11.47 Penalties; failure to make a proper audit or examination; making a false report; failure to produce documents or information. Page 50 (pdf) 11.51 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. Page 52 (pdf) 14.32 Office of Chief Inspector General. Page 53 (pdf) 20.055 Agency inspectors general. Page 74 (pdf) 112.3187 Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief. Page 53 (pdf) 112.3188 Confidentiality of information given to the Chief Inspector General, internal auditors, inspectors general, local chief executive officers, or other appropriate local officials. Page 56 (pdf) 112.3189 Investigative procedures upon receipt of whistle-blower information from certain state employees. Page 60 (pdf) 112.31901 Investigatory records. Page 63 (pdf) 112.3215 Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission. Page 63 (pdf) 112.324 Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions. Page 64 (pdf) 216.011 Definitions. Page 64 (pdf) 216.023 Legislative budget requests to be furnished to Legislature by agencies. Page 65 (pdf) 216.052 Community budget requests; appropriations. Page 66 (pdf) 216.137 Sessions of consensus estimating conferences; workpapers. Page 66 (pdf) 216.177 Appropriations acts, statement of intent, violation, notice, review and objection procedures. Page 67 (pdf) 216.192 Release of appropriations; revision of budgets. Page 68 (pdf) 216.222 Budget Stabilization Fund; criteria for withdrawing moneys. Page 69 (pdf) 216.262 Authorized positions. Page 69 (pdf) 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions. Page 70 (pdf) 261.222 Page 69 (pdf) 409.8134 Program expenditure ceiling; enrollment. Page 73 (pdf) 409.902 Designated single state agency; payment requirements; program title; release of medical records. Page 73 (pdf) 760.06 Powers of the commission. Page 74 (pdf)