CS/CS/CS/HB 1177: Spaceport Operations and Space Florida
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee ; Ways & Means Committee ; Sirois ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fabricio ; Overdorf
Spaceport Operations and Space Florida; Requires governing board of certain seaports to coordinate with Space Florida for specified purposes; provides that Space Florida is not agency & is not subject to certain bidding & contract procedures under certain conditions; requires Space Florida to employ full-time business development director for specified purposes; revises membership of Space Florida board of directors.
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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 |
| 2/16/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2/17/2026 | House |
• Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 2/20/2026 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 2/24/2026 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 2/26/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 3/2/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) |
| 3/5/2026 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0 |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received |
| 3/13/2026 | Senate |
• Died in Rules |
