Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H5401: Trust Funds of the State Court System
Status: Chaptered, June 17, 2026
Terminates Mediation & Arbitration Trust Fund; provides for disposition of balances in & revenues of trust fund; prescribes procedures for termination of trust fund.
What the bill says
An act relating to trust funds of the State Courts System; terminating the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund; providing for the disposition of balances in and revenues of the trust fund; prescribing procedures for the termination of the trust fund; providing an effective date.
From the enrolled text, February 20, 2026:
An act relating to trust funds of the State Courts System; terminating the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund; providing for the disposition of balances in and revenues of the trust fund; prescribing procedures for the termination of the trust fund; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. (1) The Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund within the State Courts System, FLAIR number 22-2-213, is terminated. (2) All current balances remaining in, and all revenues of, the trust fund shall be transferred to the State Courts Revenue Trust Fund. (3) The State Courts Revenue Trust Fund shall be used to pay any outstanding debts or obligations of the terminated fund as soon as practicable, and the Chief Financial Officer shall close out and remove the trust fund from the various state accounting and financial systems, using generally accepted accounting principles concerning assets, liabilities, and warrants outstanding. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
Sponsors
- Maney, Patt (R, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Maney (R, 4) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-160
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered enrolled
- : In Messages
- : Immediately certified -SJ 419
- : Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 416
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 416
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 415
- : Substituted for SB 2510 -SJ 415
Votes
- Senate: H 5401 Filed (February 20, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: H 5401 Filed (February 19, 2026): 105 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Justice Budget Subcommittee (February 16, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Justice Budget Subcommittee (February 16, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations
Common questions
- What is H5401?
- H5401 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Trust Funds of the State Court System.
- What does H5401 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to trust funds of the State Courts System; terminating the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund; providing for the disposition of balances in and revenues of the trust fund; prescribing procedures for the termination of the trust fund; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H5401?
- Chaptered as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-160 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5401?
- Maney, Patt (R, HD-004), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5401?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/5401
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