SB 1512: Space Florida

GENERAL BILL by Burgess

Space Florida; Revising the definition of the term “governmental purpose”; providing that certain property being used by a nongovernmental lessee pursuant to a project authorized by the Space Florida board of directors is deemed to perform an essential governmental purpose and is exempt from taxation; exempting from the sales and use tax certain tangible personal property leased to private entities; providing that Space Florida is not subject to certain provisions, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/8/2026 04:28 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1177 (c3) by Ways & Means Committee Spaceport Operations and Space Florida Last Action: 3/2/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)	Compare
  H 7031 by Ways & Means Committee Taxation Last Action: 3/2/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)	Compare

• Analyses (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting)   1/23/2026
  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting)   1/26/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  1/26/2026 3:30 PM	S 1512	Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security	4 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  196.012	Definitions.	Page 1 (pdf)
  212.08	Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.	Page 5 (pdf)
  331.302	Space Florida; creation; purpose.	Page 10 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/8/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
  1/21/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/26/2026	S	• Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
  1/27/2026	S	• Now in Finance and Tax