HB 5601-E: Higher Education
GENERAL BILL by 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: 6/23/2026 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 6/23/2026 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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 80, NAYS 26
• 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• Withdrawn from Appropriations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
• Substituted for SB 2516-E
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment(s) adopted (926488)
• 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.
5/28/2026 House • Added to Conference Report Calendar
5/29/2026 House • Conference Committee Report considered
• Amendment 932327 adopted
• Conference Committee Report adopted
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 76, NAYS 28
5/29/2026 Senate • In returning messages
• Conference Committee Report received
• Conference Committee Report adopted (932327)
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 32 NAYS 2
5/29/2026 House • In Messages
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/23/2026 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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HB 5601-E, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 6/1/2026 at 11:47 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5001E (er) General Appropriations Act McClure Compare Last Action: 6/23/2026 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 
S 2500E Appropriations Hooper Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E
S 2516E Higher Education Harrell Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5601-E
Citations - Statutes (10)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1001.92 State University System Performance-Based Incentive. Page 3 (pdf) 1004.342 Page 4 (pdf) 1004.344 The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching. Page 10 (pdf) 1004.64992 Page 10 (pdf) 1004.89 Institute for Freedom in the Americas. Page 14 (pdf) 1007.55 General education course principles, standards, and content. Page 14 (pdf) 1009.24 State university student fees. Page 15 (pdf) 1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 17 (pdf) 1011.45 End of year balance of funds. Page 19 (pdf) 1013.01 Definitions. Page 21 (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) -
HB 5601-E, Engrossed 1 Posted 6/1/2026 at 11:45 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5001E (e1) General Appropriations Act McClure Compare Last Action: 6/23/2026 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 2500E Appropriations Hooper Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E
S 2516E Higher Education Harrell Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5601-E
Citations - Statutes (10)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1001.92 State University System Performance-Based Incentive. 1004.342 Page 3 (pdf) 1004.344 The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching. Page 9 (pdf) 1004.64992 1004.89 Institute for Freedom in the Americas. 1007.55 General education course principles, standards, and content. 1009.24 State university student fees. Page 10 (pdf) 1009.26 Fee waivers. 1011.45 End of year balance of funds. Page 15 (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) -
HB 5601-E, Original Filed Version Posted 5/5/2026 at 3:32 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education 5/28/2026 (pdf)
Higher Education Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/2/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5001E (e1) General Appropriations Act McClure Compare Last Action: 6/23/2026 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 2500E Appropriations Hooper Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E
S 2516E Higher Education Harrell Compare Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5601-E
Floor Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 926488 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Harrell 5/12/2026
10:43 AMSenate: Receded
5/29/2026Web Page
PDF932327 - Conference Committee Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Busatta 5/26/2026
12:02 PMSenate: Adopted
5/29/2026PDF Floor Votes (4)
Date Chamber Result 5/12/2026 10:31 AM House 80 Yeas - 26 Nays 5/12/2026 11:12 AM Senate 32 Yeas - 0 Nays 5/29/2026 1:16 PM House 76 Yeas - 28 Nays 5/29/2026 1:50 PM Senate 32 Yeas - 2 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 9 (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)