Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 706
       
       
        
       By Senator Mayfield
       
       
       
       
       
       19-01231-26                                            2026706__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to commercial service airports;
    3         amending s. 332.0075, F.S.; defining the term “major
    4         commercial service airport”; preempting the naming of
    5         major commercial service airports to the state;
    6         providing names for major commercial service airports;
    7         providing that such airport names continue to be valid
    8         under certain circumstances; requiring the Department
    9         of Transportation to annually review provisions naming
   10         major commercial service airports for a certain
   11         purpose; requiring the department to provide certain
   12         notice to the Legislature; providing requirements for
   13         such notice; requiring that certain government records
   14         created on or after a certain date use such airport
   15         names; providing an effective date.
   16          
   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   19         Section 1. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of
   20  section 332.0075, Florida Statutes, and subsection (7) is added
   21  to that section, to read:
   22         332.0075 Commercial service airports; transparency and
   23  accountability; penalty.—
   24         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   25         (e) “Major commercial service airport” means an airport
   26  providing commercial service which is a medium or large hub
   27  airport under the classification criteria established by the
   28  Federal Aviation Administration.
   29         (7)(a) The naming of major commercial service airports is
   30  preempted to the state.
   31         (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the major
   32  commercial service airports are named as follows:
   33         1. The airport located at One Jeff Fuqua Boulevard in
   34  Orlando, or nearest thereto, is the “Orlando International
   35  Airport.”
   36         2. The airport located at 2100 NW 42nd Avenue in Miami, or
   37  nearest thereto, is the “Miami International Airport.”
   38         3. The airport located at 100 Terminal Drive in Fort
   39  Lauderdale, or nearest thereto, is the “Fort Lauderdale
   40  Hollywood International Airport.”
   41         4. The airport located at 4100 George J. Bean Parkway in
   42  Tampa, or nearest thereto, is the “Tampa International Airport.”
   43         5. The airport located at 11000 Terminal Access Road in
   44  Fort Myers, or nearest thereto, is the “Southwest Florida
   45  International Airport.”
   46         6. The airport located at 1000 James L Turnage Boulevard in
   47  West Palm Beach, or nearest thereto, is the “Donald J. Trump
   48  International Airport.”
   49         7. The airport located at 2400 Yankee Clipper Drive in
   50  Jacksonville, or nearest thereto, is the “Jacksonville
   51  International Airport.”
   52         (c) If an airport listed in paragraph (b) no longer meets
   53  the classification criteria to be a major commercial service
   54  airport, the airport name continues to be valid.
   55         (d) The department shall review paragraph (b) annually to
   56  identify airports that may be added to or removed from paragraph
   57  (b) based on any change in status as a major commercial service
   58  airport. If the department identifies any such airport, it must
   59  notify the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
   60  of Representatives 60 days before the next regular legislative
   61  session. The notice must include the name of the airport and
   62  specify the reasons for the airport’s change in status.
   63         (e) Government records created on or after July 1, 2026,
   64  which refer to airports listed in paragraph (b) must use the
   65  airport names provided in paragraph (b).
   66         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.