HB 793 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Aerospace Innovation Funding

Summary

Aerospace Innovation Funding; Establishes International Aerospace Innovation Fund; requires Space Florida to administer fund; provides requirements for Space Florida & fund.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 793 Filed → H 793 c1 · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill version transitioned from a filed draft (HB 793) to a committee version (CS/HB 793) with minor formatting adjustments and one substantive wording change. The main policy difference is that international contributions can now come from foreign 'industry development organizations' in addition to space agencies, potentially broadening the bill's international partnership opportunities.

Scope change

The bill's scope slightly expanded to include foreign industry development organizations alongside foreign space agencies as eligible international contributors to the fund.

FISCAL

Section 331.372(3)(c) was modified to allow Space Florida to collaborate with foreign industry development organizations in addition to foreign space agencies for international contributions to the fund.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes including spacing adjustments in the header and page numbering updates from 'hb793-00' to 'hb793-01-c1' indicating committee processing.

Floor votes · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

23–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 30

Apr 2, 2025

D Democratic8

5 Yea 3

62% Yea

R Republican22

18 Yea 4

81% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (23-0-7)

house

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Budget Committee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Budget Committee

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Budget Committee agenda

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Budget Committee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Budget Committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Budget Committee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors