Florida · Senate Bill 1516 · 2025 Regular Session

Aerospace Industry

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 9, 2025
  4. Passed the House Apr 29, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 19, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Aerospace Industry; Requiring Space Florida to administer the International Aerospace Innovation Fund; establishing the International Aerospace Innovation Fund; providing the purpose and duties of the fund; requiring Space Florida to establish an application process for projects seeking funding from the fund, etc.

Every action

30 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 22 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security5–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development14–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  13. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  14. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 390
  15. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 390
  16. SenatePassed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 390
  17. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 392
  18. HouseIn Messages
  19. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  21. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  22. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HousePassed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-154

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 36–0
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Excused · 2

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 115–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 115 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 115

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 5

Not voting · 1

5–0
Mar 26, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

14–0
Apr 2, 2025 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 18

Not voting · 1

18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.