FL H5403

Bill

FL H5403

Correctional Facilities Financing and Capital Improvements

Introduced
05/05/2026

In Committee
05/12/2026

Crossed Over
05/12/2026

Passed

Dead
05/01/2026

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment

2026 Fifth Special Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to correctional facilities financing and capital improvements; creating s. 944.751, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing an appropriation to the Department of Corrections; requiring appropriated funds to be used in a certain manner; requiring the department to begin the planning and design phase for the construction of certain facilities; requiring the department to make certain recommendations to the Legislature; requiring the department to contract with a construction management entity in certain circumstances; authorizing the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration to issue bonds for certain purposes; creating a financing oversight committee; providing membership and duties of the committee; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a new section in Florida Statutes to address critical capital needs for correctional facilities, appropriating $250 million annually from the General Revenue Fund starting in the 2026-2027 fiscal year through 2066-2067, which will be used first for debt service on bonds issued for these purposes and then for facility needs like new construction or maintenance. The Department of Corrections is required to begin planning and designing a new 4,800-bed correctional institution and a 600-bed hospital unit with mental health services, prioritizing state or local land for construction and considering factors like workforce availability. For projects over $5 million, the department must hire a construction management entity to oversee both design and construction, and upon completion of new facilities, will recommend closing older, understaffed, or costly-to-repair existing ones. The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration is authorized to issue bonds specifically for new facility construction, with these bonds being repaid by the funds appropriated annually, and a financing oversight committee composed of representatives from the Senate, House, Governor's office, Department of Corrections, and Division of Bond Finance will be created to ensure efficient and responsible spending and recommend cost-effective financing methods.

Sponsors (1)

Patt Maney (R)*,

Last Action

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. (on 05/12/2026)

Official Document

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026E/5403E

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026E/5403E
Adopted 5/12/2026	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026E/5403/Amendment/589722/HTML
BillText	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026E/5403E/BillText/Filed/PDF
Analysis - Justice Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026E/5403E/Analyses/h5403.JUB.PDF

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H5001	General Appropriations Act	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.	Similar To
S2500	Appropriations	Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E	Similar To

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