Florida · Senate Bill 1362 · 2026 Regular Session

Vertiports

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Vertiports; Revising the definition of the term “airport infrastructure”; authorizing the Department of Transportation to fund up to specified percentages of public vertiport project costs, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Finance and Tax; Appropriations · Senate Transportation
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  5. CommitteeCS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Transportation9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Finance and Tax
  8. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
  9. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  10. CommitteeCS by Transportation read 1st time · Senate Transportation
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development14–0 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations16–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 744
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1093 -SJ 744
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1093 (Ch. 2026-35 ) -SJ 744

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Transportation CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

Passed 9–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 14

Passed 14–0
Mar 2, 2026 Senate Appropriations Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

Passed 16–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Gayle HarrellR Primary sponsor · District 31
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Sponsoring committee
  • T Transportation Sponsoring committee

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