CS/SB 2540: Commercial Space Industry
GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Economic Opportunities ; Bronson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sebesta ; Mitchell ; KURTH ; Kirkpatrick
Commercial Space Industry; exempts certain spaceports from provision of law re approval of airport sites & licensing airports; provides for development of spaceport master plan; authorizes Spaceport Florida Authority to apply for international trade grants; creates Florida Commercial Space Financing Corporation; creates Spaceport Management Council within Spaceport Florida Authority; provides that cargo carriers are exempt from ad valorem taxes, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $1,500,000.
Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 6/8/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-256
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 6/8/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-256
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2/1999 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/25/1999 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00356 |
| 4/7/1999 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 04/12/99, 2:00 pm, Room-110S |
| 4/12/1999 | Senate |
• Comm. Action: CS by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00576; CS read first time on 04/15/99 -SJ 00583 |
| 4/15/1999 | Senate |
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00576 |
| 4/16/1999 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/19/99, 1:00 pm, Room-412K -SJ 00586 |
| 4/19/1999 | Senate |
• Comm. Action:-Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00638 |
| 4/20/1999 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00638 |
| 4/26/1999 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886; Read second time -SJ 00802; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00803, -SJ 00862; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00863 |
| 4/27/1999 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 01167; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01168 |
| 4/27/1999 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/30/1999 | House |
• Received -HJ 02146; Read second time -HJ 02147; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 02147; Read third time -HJ 02156; CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 02157 |
| 4/30/1999 | Senate |
• In returning messages; Was taken up -SJ 01873; Concurred -SJ 01882; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 -SJ 01882; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01882 |
| 5/25/1999 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/8/1999 |
• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-256 |