CS/HB 1177: Spaceport Operations and Space Florida
GENERAL BILL by Ways & Means Committee ; Sirois
Spaceport Operations and Space Florida; Provides exemption from sales & use tax for defense or aerospace machinery & equipment; requires affidavit; provides penalties; provides liability under certain conditions; authorizes DOR to adopt rules; provides that Space Florida is not agency & is not subject to certain bidding & contract procedures under certain conditions; requires Space Florida to enhance & promote development & use of quintimodal transportation hubs in this state; provides powers & duties of spaceport operators.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/12/2026 House - Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/12/2026 House - Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2026 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/15/2026 | House |
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Ways & Means Committee |
| 2/6/2026 | House |
• PCS added to Ways & Means Committee agenda |
| 2/10/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee |
| 2/11/2026 | House |
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/12/2026 | House |
• Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda |
