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CS/CS/HB 981: Aviation

GENERAL BILL by Infrastructure Strategies Committee ; Transportation & Modals Subcommittee ; Bankson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cross ; López, J. ; Mooney ; Yeager

Aviation; Requires owner or lessee of proposed vertiport to comply with specified requirements; requires DOT to conduct specified inspection of vertiport; provides duties of DOT with respect to vertiports, advanced air mobility, & other advances in aviation technology; requires report to Governor & Legislature; requires airports to competitively bid vertiport operator contracts; revises requirements for adoption of airport land use compatibility zoning regulations.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1301 (Ch. 2024-57)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/21/2023 House • Filed
    1/8/2024 House • Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/23/2024 House • PCS added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda
    1/25/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
    1/26/2024 House • Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/29/2024 House • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    2/1/2024 House • Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    2/5/2024 House • Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    2/13/2024 House • Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
    2/15/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    2/21/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    2/22/2024 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
    2/22/2024 Senate • In Messages
    2/23/2024 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    2/27/2024 Senate • Received
    3/5/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 726
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1362 -SJ 726
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 726
    • Amendment(s) adopted (163918) -SJ 726
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 733
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 733
    3/5/2024 House • In Messages
    3/7/2024 House • Added to Senate Message List
    • Amendment 163918 Refuse to Concur
    • Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede
    3/7/2024 Senate • In returning messages
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1301 (Ch. 2024-57)

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  • CS/CS/HB 981, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2024 at 3:49 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1362 (c3) Aviation Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1301 (Ch. 2024-57) -SJ 726
    H 1301 (er) Department of Transportation Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/3/2024 Chapter No. 2024-57; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 287 (Ch. 2024-173)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    163918 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Harrell 3/4/2024
    1:48 PM
    House: Refuse to Concur
    3/7/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/22/2024 3:30 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/5/2024 7:01 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    330.27 Definitions, when used in ss. 330.29-330.39. Page 1 (pdf)
    330.30 Approval of airport sites; registration and licensure of airports. Page 2 (pdf)
    332.15 Page 5 (pdf)
    333.03 Requirement to adopt airport zoning regulations. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 981, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/26/2024 at 12:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Infrastructure Strategies Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1362 (c2) Aviation Harrell Compare Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1301 (Ch. 2024-57) -SJ 726

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    662493 - Amendment
    Remove lines 122-175 and insert:
    Bankson 2/14/2024
    5:44 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/15/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    330.27 Definitions, when used in ss. 330.29-330.39. Page 1 (pdf)
    330.30 Approval of airport sites; registration and licensure of airports. Page 2 (pdf)
    332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation. Page 5 (pdf)
    332.15 Page 6 (pdf)
    333.03 Requirement to adopt airport zoning regulations. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 981, Original Filed Version Posted 12/21/2023 at 8:58 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    330.27 Definitions, when used in ss. 330.29-330.39. Page 2 (pdf)
    330.30 Approval of airport sites; registration and licensure of airports. Page 4 (pdf)
    330.36 Prohibition against county or municipal licensing of airports; regulation of seaplane landings. Page 9 (pdf)
    332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation. Page 9 (pdf)
    332.15 Page 10 (pdf)
    333.02 Airport hazards and uses of land in airport vicinities contrary to public interest. Page 13 (pdf)
    333.03 Requirement to adopt airport zoning regulations. Page 12 (pdf)

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