Florida · House Bill 5501 · 2026 Special Session E

Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions

  1. Introduced May 5, 2026
  2. In committee May 12, 2026
  3. Passed the House May 12, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate May 12, 2026
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions; Revises how taxes collected from documentary stamp tax are distributed; prohibits transfer of specified funds to South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.

Every action

25 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  3. HouseRead 1st time
  4. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  5. HouseRead 2nd time
  6. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  7. HouseRead 3rd time
  8. HousePassed; YEAS 103, NAYS 3
  9. HouseRequests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
  10. SenateIn Messages
  11. SenateReceived -SJ 14
  12. CommitteeReferred to Appropriations -SJ 14 · Senate Appropriations
  13. CommitteeWithdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 14 · Senate Appropriations
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 14
  16. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (665292) -SJ 14
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 14
  1. SenatePassed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -SJ 14
  2. SenateThe Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 14
  3. HouseIn Messages
  4. HouseBill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
  5. HouseConference Committee appointed
  6. SenateBill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
  7. SenateConference 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.
  8. HouseDied in Conference Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 E (Ch. 2026-232 )

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 103–3
May 12, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 103 No 3 Not voting 13
Democrats: 23 yes, 3 no Republicans: 80 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 103

No · 3

Not voting · 13

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 32–0
May 12, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 32 No 0 Not voting 8
Democrats: 9 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 22 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 32

Excused · 8

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.