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HB 5501FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

Changes to Documentary Stamp Tax Funding (HB 5501)

Original title: Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions

March 13, 2026

taxationpublic transportationfinancestate budget

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The Frame

What this does

This bill changes the funding source for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority by eliminating its access to revenue, which may impact the agency's budget and operations.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

The agency is prohibited from receiving specific tax revenue streams previously allocated to it.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

House Bill 5501 modifies the distribution of revenue collected from the state's . Specifically, it ends the transfer of these tax funds to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

This bill changes the funding source for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority by eliminating its access to revenue, which may impact the agency's budget and operations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the documentary stamp tax?
It is a tax levied on documents that transfer interest in real property, such as deeds, and certain other written obligations.
How does this bill affect the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority?
The bill removes the authority's ability to receive funding from the .

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Voting Record

Motion succeededupper3/2/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Favorable with 1 amendment

Total

17

Yes

17

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededlower2/19/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Passage, Third Reading

Total

117

Yes

108

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

9

Abstain

0

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Defunding Regional Transit Agency

The bill represents a targeted policy shift to remove a specific regional transportation authority from the documentary stamp tax revenue stream.

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Connected Entities

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organizationState Transportation Trust FundMap →
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organizationSouth Florida Regional Transportation AuthorityMap →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy50
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz25
    Current news / social attention level

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