Florida legislation · 2026 Fifth Special Session
Florida H5501: Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions
Status: Failed, May 29, 2026
Revises how taxes collected from documentary stamp tax are distributed; prohibits transfer of specified funds to South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.
What the bill says
An act relating to documentary stamp tax distributions; amending s. 201.15, F.S.; revising distribution of documentary stamp tax proceeds; amending s. 343.58, F.S.; prohibiting the transfer of specified funds to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, May 5, 2026:
An act relating to documentary stamp tax distributions; amending s. 201.15, F.S.; revising distribution of documentary stamp tax proceeds; amending s. 343.58, F.S.; prohibiting the transfer of specified funds to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 201.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.—All taxes collected under this chapter are hereby pledged and shall be first made available to make payments when due on bonds issued pursuant to s. 215.618 or s. 215.619, or any other bonds authorized to be issued on a parity basis with such bonds. Such pledge and availability for the payment of these bonds shall have priority over any requirement for the payment of service charges or costs of collection and enforcement under this section. All taxes collected under this chapter, except taxes distributed to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to subsections (1) and (2), are subject to the service charge imposed in s. 215.20(1). Before distribution pursuant to this section, the Department of Revenue shall deduct amounts HB 5501E 2026E CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb5501e-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES necessary to pay the costs of the collection and enforcement of the …
Sponsors
- Shoaf, Jason (R, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Shoaf (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Conference Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001E (Ch. 2026-232)
- : 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, Nathan, 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, Nathan, 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, Nathan, 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.
- : Conference Committee appointed
- : Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
- : The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 14
- : Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -SJ 14
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 14
- : Amendment(s) adopted (665292) -SJ 14
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 14
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Votes
- Senate: H 5501E Filed (May 12, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: H 5501E Filed (May 12, 2026): 103 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5501?
- H5501 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Fifth Special Session): Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions.
- What does H5501 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to documentary stamp tax distributions; amending s. 201.15, F.S.; revising distribution of documentary stamp tax proceeds; amending s. 343.58, F.S.; prohibiting the transfer of specified funds to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H5501?
- Failed as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Died in Conference Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001E (Ch. 2026-232) (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5501?
- Shoaf, Jason (R, HD-007), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5501?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026E/5501E
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