HB 5503: Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG
TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee ; Griffitts
Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG; Re-creates Emergency Preparedness & Response Fund within EOG, Division of Emergency Management; revises & provides uses of moneys deposited in fund; provides requirements for deposit of federal reimbursements of state emergency expenditures; provides reporting requirements; revises provisions relating to termination of fund; provides for retroactive application.
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
• Amendment 630779 Failed
• Amendment 977865 Failed
• Amendment 402429 Failed
• Amendment 032609 adopted
• Amendment 572003 Failed
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed as amended; YEAS 84, NAYS 18
• 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 5503, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2026 at 3:27 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 941 Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG Michael Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
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
S 7040 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/11/2026 H In Messages
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 252.3711 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 5503, Original Filed Version Posted 2/16/2026 at 1:04 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 941 Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG Michael Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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
S 7040 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/11/2026 H In Messages
Floor Amendments (5)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 032609 - Amendment
Remove lines 28-55 and insert:Griffitts 2/17/2026
2:20 PMHouse: Adopted
2/19/2026PDF 
630779 - Amendment to Amendment (032609)
Remove line 15 of the amendment and insert:Driskell 2/17/2026
6:51 PMHouse: Failed
2/19/2026PDF
977865 - Amendment to Amendment (032609)
Remove line 25 of the amendment and insert:Eskamani 2/17/2026
6:20 PMHouse: Failed
2/19/2026PDF
402429 - Amendment to Amendment (032609)
Between lines 29 and 30 of the amendment, insert:Eskamani 2/17/2026
6:31 PMHouse: Failed
2/19/2026PDF 572003 - Amendment
Remove line 67 and insert:Hart-Lowman 2/17/2026
3:55 PMHouse: Failed
2/19/2026PDF Floor Votes (3)
Date Chamber Result 2/19/2026 2:08 PM House - Amendment 630779 26 Yeas - 82 Nays 2/19/2026 2:15 PM House - Amendment 977865 26 Yeas - 80 Nays 2/19/2026 2:32 PM House 84 Yeas - 18 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 252.3711 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund. Page 1 (pdf)