Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 502
       
       
        
       By Senator Wright
       
       
       
       
       
       8-00813-26                                             2026502__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to concurrent legislative jurisdiction
    3         over United States military installations; creating s.
    4         250.0311, F.S.; declaring that the state accepts the
    5         relinquishment of exclusive legislative jurisdiction
    6         from the United States in accordance with specified
    7         provisions; providing that this state has concurrent
    8         legislative jurisdiction with the United States over
    9         United States military installations located within
   10         the boundaries of this state; specifying that such
   11         jurisdiction is effective upon the Governor’s written
   12         acceptance of a request filed by the principal
   13         officer, or other specified representative who has
   14         supervision or control over the military installation;
   15         prohibiting the Governor from accepting a request
   16         unless the request includes specified information;
   17         requiring that, if the Governor accepts such request,
   18         the acceptance must state certain information;
   19         requiring the Governor to submit specified documents
   20         to the appropriate recording office to index;
   21         requiring that the Governor provide the requester with
   22         copies of such documents; authorizing the Governor to
   23         execute appropriate documents to accomplish a certain
   24         cession; authorizing state agencies to enter into
   25         certain reciprocal agreements under specified
   26         circumstances; providing an effective date.
   27          
   28  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   29  
   30         Section 1. Section 250.0311, Florida Statutes, is created
   31  to read:
   32         250.0311 United States military installations; concurrent
   33  legislative jurisdiction.—
   34         (1) This state accepts the relinquishment of exclusive
   35  legislative jurisdiction from the United States in accordance
   36  with this section.
   37         (2) This state has concurrent legislative jurisdiction with
   38  the United States over any United States military installation
   39  under the control of the United States which is located within
   40  the boundaries of this state.
   41         (3) The concurrent legislative jurisdiction over a United
   42  States military installation under this section is effective
   43  upon the Governor’s written acceptance of a request filed with
   44  the Secretary of State by the principal officer, or other
   45  authorized representative who has supervision or control over
   46  the military installation under 10 U.S.C. s. 2683, of the
   47  military installation where concurrent legislative jurisdiction
   48  is sought, relinquishing exclusive legislative jurisdiction and
   49  retaining concurrent legislative jurisdiction over the military
   50  installation.
   51         (4) The Governor may not accept a request filed under
   52  subsection (3) unless the request:
   53         (a) States the name, position, and legal authority of the
   54  individual requesting the cession.
   55         (b) Unambiguously states the subject matter for the
   56  concurrent legislative jurisdiction request.
   57         (c) Describes by metes and bounds the United States
   58  military installation subject to the concurrent legislative
   59  jurisdiction request.
   60         (d) Indicates whether the concurrent legislative
   61  jurisdiction request includes future contiguous expansions of
   62  land acquired for military purposes.
   63         (5) If the Governor accepts a request filed under
   64  subsection (3):
   65         (a) The Governor’s acceptance must state each element of
   66  the concurrent legislative jurisdiction request which is
   67  accepted.
   68         (b) The Governor shall submit the following documents to
   69  the appropriate recording office for indexing and submit copies
   70  of the following documents to the individual who filed the
   71  request for concurrent legislative jurisdiction:
   72         1. The request for concurrent legislative jurisdiction.
   73         2. The Governor’s written acceptance of concurrent
   74  legislative jurisdiction.
   75         3. A description by metes and bounds of the United States
   76  military installation subject to the concurrent legislative
   77  jurisdiction.
   78         (6) Upon request by the United States through an authorized
   79  representative, the Governor is authorized to execute
   80  appropriate documents to accomplish the cession granted by this
   81  section.
   82         (7) Upon establishment of concurrent legislative
   83  jurisdiction under this section, a state agency, local
   84  government, or special district may enter a reciprocal agreement
   85  with a United States agency to designate duties related to the
   86  concurrent legislative jurisdiction between the parties.
   87         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.