Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 1177
Session 2026
Spaceport Operations and Space Florida
Active
Active
Failed in Senate on Mar 13, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Commerce Committee
Committee
Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
Committee
Ways & Means Committee
First Action
Jan 7, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1177
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Commerce Committee
Primary
Committee
Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
Primary
Republican
Primary
Committee
Ways & Means Committee
Primary
Republican
Cosponsor
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 5, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Summary
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.
Documents (4)
Bill Analysis -- Ways & Means Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/11/2026 9:46 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/16/2026 6:26 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (3/2/2026 4:03 PM)
03/13/2026
Senate
Died in Rules
03/05/2026
Senate
Received
03/05/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
03/05/2026
Senate
In Messages
03/05/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0
03/05/2026
House
Read 3rd time
03/05/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
03/05/2026
House
Read 2nd time
03/02/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
03/02/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
03/02/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
03/02/2026
House
CS Filed
03/02/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
03/02/2026
House
Reported out of Commerce Committee
02/26/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
02/24/2026
House
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
02/20/2026
House
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
02/17/2026
House
Now in Commerce Committee
02/17/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
02/16/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
02/16/2026
House
CS Filed
02/16/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/16/2026
House
Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
02/16/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
02/12/2026
House
Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda
02/12/2026
House
Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
02/12/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
02/12/2026
House
Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
02/11/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
02/11/2026
House
CS Filed
02/11/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/10/2026
House
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
02/10/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
02/06/2026
House
PCS added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
01/15/2026
House
Now in Ways & Means Committee
01/15/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
01/15/2026
House
Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
01/15/2026
House
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/07/2026
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:16 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:17 PM