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HB 5401FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026passed_both

Passed

Closing the Mediation & Arbitration Trust Fund

Original title: Trust Funds of the State Court System

June 17, 2026

court system trust funds state budget mediation arbitration

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Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Signed

Currently passed_both. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Signed.

Last action

Ordered enrolledFeb 20, 2026

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The closure of this fund changes how the state manages and distributes money previously earmarked for mediation and arbitration services within the court system.

Who is mentioned in the record

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

State Court System

The court system must implement new procedures for the termination of the trust fund and the management of its former revenue streams.

What changed

Current stage: passed_both.

What's next

Signed.

Background

Trust funds in state government are typically created by the legislature to ring-fence money for specific programs, and their termination is a standard method for budget consolidation. context

Summary

This bill shuts down the Mediation & Arbitration and establishes the legal process for handling the remaining money and future revenue that would have gone into that account.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Why It Matters

The closure of this fund changes how the state manages and distributes money previously earmarked for mediation and arbitration services within the court system.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to the money currently in the Mediation & Arbitration Trust Fund?

The bill provides for the disposition of the fund's balances, though it does not specify the exact destination of those funds in the summary text.

Will mediation and arbitration services still be funded?

The bill terminates the specific used for these services and sets new procedures for how their associated revenues are handled.

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Voting Record

Motion succeededupper2/20/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Third Reading

Total

Yes

Present

Not Voting

Abstain

How they voted (39)

+ 15 more

Motion succeededlower2/19/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Passage, Third Reading

Total

117

Yes

105

Present

Not Voting

Abstain

How they voted (117)

+ 93 more

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Discoveries

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

policy shift80% confidence

Consolidation of Court Funding

The termination of a specific mediation and arbitration fund suggests a shift toward centralizing court system finances.

Mediation & Arbitration Trust Fund State Court System

Connected Entities

organizationState Court System“The government entity whose trust funds are being reorganized.”Map →

otherMediation & Arbitration Trust Fund“The specific state trust fund being terminated by the bill.”Map →

otherMediation and Arbitration Trust Fund Map →

otherState Courts Revenue Trust Fund Map →

personChief Financial Officer Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

0–100

Significance60
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy20
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment5
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz10
Current news / social attention level

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