Florida HB 5503 re-creates the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund and sets new rules for federal disaster reimbursements
March 13, 2026
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The Frame
This bill changes how the state manages and tracks federal disaster recovery dollars, which directly impacts the transparency and availability of funds used for emergency response operations.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Division of Emergency Management
The division must comply with new reporting and deposit requirements for federal disaster reimbursements.
Executive Office of the Governor
The office is the administrative home for the re-created fund.
Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
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Why It Matters
This bill changes how the state manages and tracks federal disaster recovery dollars, which directly impacts the transparency and availability of funds used for emergency response operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund?
Does this bill change how federal disaster money is handled?
News Coverage
Voting Record
Favorable with 1 amendment
Total
17
Yes
17
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (17)
Jason Pizzo
Independent · yes
Ralph Massullo
Republican · yes
Lori Berman
Democratic · yes
Danny Burgess
Republican · yes
Dave Smith
Republican · yes
Ed Hooper
Republican · yes
Erin Grall
Republican · yes
Tommy Wright
Republican · yes
Jason Brodeur
Republican · yes
Ileana Garcia
Republican · yes
Darryl Rouson
Democratic · yes
Stan McClain
Republican · yes
Tina Polsky
Democratic · yes
Jay Trumbull
Republican · yes
Barbara Sharief
Democratic · yes
Nick DiCeglie
Republican · yes
Gayle Harrell
Republican · yes
Passage, Third Reading
Total
117
Yes
84
No
18
Present
0
Not Voting
15
Abstain
0
How they voted (117)
Adam Anderson
Republican · yes
Tom Fabricio
Republican · not voting
Kim Daniels
Democratic · not voting
Danny Alvarez
Republican · yes
Mike Gottlieb
Democratic · not voting
Allison Tant
Democratic · not voting
Bruce Antone
Democratic · no
Brad Yeager
Republican · yes
Kiyan Michael
Republican · yes
Adam Botana
Republican · yes
Ashley Gantt
Democratic · no
Traci Koster
Republican · yes
Tiffany Esposito
Republican · yes
Griff Griffitts
Republican · yes
Lindsay Cross
Democratic · no
Kelly Skidmore
Democratic · yes
Richard Gentry
Republican · yes
RaShon Young
Democratic · no
Jim Mooney
Republican · yes
Tae Edmonds
Democratic · not voting
Kim Berfield
Republican · yes
Christine Hunschofsky
Democratic · no
Wyman Duggan
Republican · yes
Will Robinson
Republican · yes
+ 93 more
AA - 630779, Adoption, Second Reading
Total
117
Yes
26
No
82
Present
0
Not Voting
9
Abstain
0
How they voted (117)
Jim Mooney
Republican · no
Yvonne Hinson
Democratic · yes
Mike Gottlieb
Democratic · yes
Michele Rayner
Democratic · yes
Peggy Gossett-Seidman
Republican · no
Tyler Sirois
Republican · no
Mitch Rosenwald
Democratic · yes
Allison Tant
Democratic · not voting
Michael Owen
Republican · no
John Snyder
Republican · no
Jenna Persons-Mulicka
Republican · no
Kim Kendall
Republican · no
James Buchanan
Republican · no
Chase Tramont
Republican · no
Alex Andrade
Republican · no
Mike Redondo
Republican · no
Tae Edmonds
Democratic · not voting
Richard Gentry
Republican · no
Jon Albert
Republican · no
Chuck Brannan
Republican · no
Meg Weinberger
Republican · no
Brian Hodgers
Republican · no
Tiffany Esposito
Republican · no
Anna Eskamani
Democratic · yes
+ 93 more
AA - 977865, Adoption, Second Reading
Total
117
Yes
26
No
80
Present
0
Not Voting
11
Abstain
0
How they voted (117)
Tom Fabricio
Republican · not voting
Susan Plasencia
Republican · not voting
Shane Abbott
Republican · no
Dave Smith
Republican · no
Alex Rizo
Republican · no
Nan Cobb
Republican · no
Fiona McFarland
Republican · no
Gallop Franklin
Democratic · yes
Adam Anderson
Republican · no
Mike Giallombardo
Republican · no
Dean Black
Republican · no
Fabián Basabe
Republican · not voting
Mike Gottlieb
Democratic · yes
Anne Gerwig
Republican · no
Mitch Rosenwald
Democratic · yes
Angie Nixon
Democratic · yes
Jenna Persons-Mulicka
Republican · no
Jeff Holcomb
Republican · no
Christine Hunschofsky
Democratic · yes
Toby Overdorf
Republican · no
Danny Alvarez
Republican · no
Debra Tendrich
Democratic · yes
Susan Valdés
Republican · no
Meg Weinberger
Republican · no
+ 93 more
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Increased oversight of federal disaster funds
The bill introduces specific statutory requirements for the deposit and reporting of federal reimbursements, suggesting a move toward tighter fiscal control over disaster-related expenditures.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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