# Florida HB 5401: Trust Funds of the State Court System

Florida HB 5401, Trust Funds of the State Court System, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Patt Maney (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-17 (Chapter No. 2026-160) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 5401
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Trust Funds of the State Court System
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-06-17, Chapter No. 2026-160
- Sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, House Calendar, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (142 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Florida closes mediation fund and transfers money: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida ends the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund in the State Courts System. All remaining money and all revenues move to the State Courts Revenue Trust Fund. That fund must pay the closed fund’s unpaid debts and obligations as soon as practicable. Florida’s Chief Finan…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justice Budget Subcommittee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 105 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-06-17: Chapter No. 2026-160
- 2026-06-16: Approved by Governor
- 2026-06-15: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-02-20: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-20: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-20: Immediately certified -SJ 419 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 416 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Read 3rd time -SJ 416 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Read 2nd time -SJ 415 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Substituted for SB 2510 -SJ 415 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 415 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Conference Committee appointed (House)
- 2026-02-19: Received (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: In Messages (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference (House)
- 2026-02-19: Passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-02-16: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-16: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/5401/BillText/er/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-02-16: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/5401/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed)
- HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed)

## Sources
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/5401/BillText/er/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/5401/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
- [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026)
- [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
- [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026)
- [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5401-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).