HB 981 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Aviation

Summary

Aviation; Requires owner or lessee of proposed vertiport to comply with specified requirements; requires DOT to conduct specified inspection of vertiport; provides duties of DOT with respect to vertiports, advanced air mobility, & other advances in aviation technology; requires report to Governor & Legislature; requires airports to competitively bid vertiport operator contracts; revises requirements for adoption of airport land use compatibility zoning regulations.

Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Governor

Introduced Dec 21, 2023 Last action Mar 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Mar 5, 2024

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 7, 2024

Introduced

Amendment 163918 Refuse to Concur

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (163918)

upper

Feb 23, 2024

Committee

Referred to Fiscal Policy

upper

Feb 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda

lower

Feb 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Feb 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Committee

Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Committee

Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

Jan 8, 2024

Committee

Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Jan 8, 2024

Committee

Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 8, 2024

Committee

Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors