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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
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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