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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/2/2026 10:43 AM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1179 by Sirois Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Space Florida Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Ways & Means Committee	Linked
  S 1512 by Burgess Space Florida Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Finance and Tax	Compare

• Floor Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Chamber	Result
  3/5/2026 10:26 AM	House	107 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (4)

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  311.14	Seaport planning.	Page 1 (pdf)
  331.302	Space Florida; creation; purpose.	Page 2 (pdf)
  331.3051	Duties of Space Florida.	Page 2 (pdf)
  331.3081	Board of directors.	Page 9 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/7/2026	H	• Filed
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• Referred to Ways & Means Committee • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Ways & Means Committee
  2/6/2026	H	• PCS added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
  2/10/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
  2/11/2026	H	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/12/2026	H	• 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	H	• 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	H	• Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee
  2/20/2026	H	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  2/24/2026	H	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  2/26/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
  3/2/2026	H	• 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	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
  3/5/2026	S	• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Rules