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HB 5501 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions

Summary
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.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill prohibits transfer of documentary stamp tax funds to transportation authority, restricting budget allocation for public transit programs.90% confidence ✗ TransportationOpposes TransportationProhibits transfer of funds to South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, defunding a public transit entity per bill summary.90% confidence
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

109–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 118
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
R Republican84
78 Yea 6
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (555842); YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee appointed
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jason Shoaf
Jason Shoaf
RRepublican
FL
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