HB 5501: Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions
GENERAL BILL by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee ; Shoaf
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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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 108, NAYS 0
• 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 5501, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2026 at 1:41 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Transportation & Economic Development 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 1:52 PM House 108 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 201.15 Distribution of taxes collected. Page 1 (pdf) 343.58 County funding for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. Page 3 (pdf)