PROVIDED SUMMARY
Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act ; Implements specified appropriations of the General Appropriations Act for 2026-2027 fiscal year.
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Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATED
Caps school local tax share and halts Medicaid system development.
School districts must now fund 15 percent more of their education budgets through local property taxes, as the state reduces its share of the Florida Education Finance Program calculation.
The state halts all development work on the new Florida Medicaid Management Information System, freezing progress on any components that have not yet achieved federal certification and operational status.
Lottery retailers will receive a fixed 6 percent commission on ticket sales, capping their compensation and limiting additional earnings to a specific, defined bonus program for the fiscal year.
The Department of Juvenile Justice gains the authority to directly deduct unpaid juvenile detention costs from county funds, transferring the money to a state trust fund without further legislative action.
KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1
Reduces the local effort millage cap for school districts
majors. 1011.62(4)(a)
AILimits the share of a school district's total Florida Education Finance Program calculation that can come from required local effort millage, lowering the ceiling from 90 percent to 85 percent.
“no school district's revenue from required local effort millage will produce more than 85 percent of the district's total Florida Education Finance Program calculation”
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§ 2
Replaces the safe schools allocation formula with a per-facility officer count
majors. 1011.62(12)
AIChanges how safe schools funding is distributed by calculating the allocation based on the number of safe-school officers required per facility and incident rates, rather than a minimum allocation plus a crime-index and enrollment split.
“The safe schools allocation shall be calculated as follows: 1. For each school facility required to have a safe-school officer”
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§ 3
Creates a Family Empowerment Scholarship stabilization program
majors. 1011.62(19)
AIEstablishes a new program to provide supplemental state funds to school districts if the number of weighted full-time equivalent Family Empowerment Scholarship students exceeds the appropriated amount and the funds per student fall below the appropriated level.
“the family empowerment scholarship stabilization program is created to provide supplemental state funds as needed if the number of weighted full-time equivalent Family Empowerment”
§ 4
Suspension of Florida Medicaid Management Information System Development
majors. 216.181
AIStops all development work on the Florida Health Care Connections Project (FX) for any system components, modules, or functionality that have not yet achieved operational status and federal certification.
“shall immediately suspend all development activities related to the modular replacement of the Florida Medicaid Management Information System”
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§ 5
New Mechanism for Withholding County Funds for Juvenile Detention
majors. 985.6865
AIAllows the Department of Juvenile Justice to direct the Department of Revenue to deduct unpaid juvenile detention costs from county funds and transfer them to a trust fund.
“shall direct the Department of Revenue to deduct the amount owed to the Department of Juvenile Justice from the funds provided to the county”
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§ 6
Payment Scam Study and Reporting
majors. 216.262
AIMandates a comprehensive study on payment scams and requires a public report to the legislature by February 1, 2027.
§ 7
Lottery Retailer Commission Cap
majors. 24.105
AICaps lottery retailer compensation at 6% of ticket price for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, limiting additional compensation to a specific bonus program.
“the commission for lottery ticket sales shall be 6 percent of the purchase price of each ticket sold”
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§ 8
Mandates Continuation of People First System Integration with PALM
majors. 110.116(2)(a)
AIRequires the Department of Management to continue integrating the existing People First payroll system with the new PALM accounting system and suspend major functionality updates until PALM is complete.
“Continue the integration of the current People First System with PALM. 2. Suspend major functionality updates or changes to the People First System until the completion of the PALM”
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TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Conference Committee
2/23/2026
Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
2/20/2026
Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference...
2/20/2026
Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
2/20/2026
Immediately certified -SJ 419
2/20/2026
The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House,...
2/20/2026
Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 411
2/20/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 411
2/20/2026
Amendment(s) adopted (952064) -SJ 384
2/20/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 384
2/20/2026
Substituted for SB 2502 -SJ 384
2/20/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/20/2026
Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 382
2/20/2026
Conference Committee appointed
2/19/2026
Referred to Appropriations
2/19/2026
Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or...
2/19/2026
Passed; YEAS 93, NAYS 12
2/19/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/19/2026
Amendment 000047 Failed
2/19/2026
Amendment 575619 Failed
2/19/2026
Amendment 930199 Failed
2/19/2026
Amendment 230053 Failed
2/19/2026
Amendment 343883 Failed
2/16/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/16/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026)
2/16/2026
Bill referred to House Calendar
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