Commercial Service Airports
Summary
Commercial Service Airports; Preempting the naming of major commercial service airports to the state; providing names for major commercial service airports; providing that such airport names continue to be valid under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to annually review provisions naming major commercial service airports for a certain purpose; providing that a political subdivision is in compliance with certain provisions under specified circumstances, etc.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 19, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was updated from the first committee substitute to the second, adding new sponsors and changing the airport name from 'Donald J. Trump International Airport' to 'President Donald J. Trump International Airport.' This change adds 'President' to the official name and slightly modifies the language regarding name deviations, while also updating the bill's metadata and committee assignments.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the specific airport name has changed to include the title 'President' in the official designation.
REQUIREMENT
The official name of the Palm Beach International Airport was changed from 'Donald J. Trump International Airport' to 'President Donald J. Trump International Airport.'
The requirement for the rights holder agreement was updated to allow for 'nonmaterial deviations' instead of just 'deviations' in the use of the airport name.
ELIGIBILITY
Senators Gruters, Avila, and Pizzo were added to the list of bill sponsors, and the Rules Committee was added to the list of committees handling the bill.
TECHNICAL
The bill's version number and timestamp metadata were updated to reflect the second committee substitute.
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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