Florida 2026 Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 4 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 1093 — Vertiports

Last action — Chapter No. 2026-35

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 06, 2026. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on April 09, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Vertiports; Authorizes DOT to fund up to specified percentages of public vertiport project costs.

Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1093 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to advanced air mobility;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to advanced air mobility;
212.08, F.S.;
providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and related items;
amending s.
providing requirements for local governmental entities;
providing Page 1 of 9 CODING:
providing an effective date.
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hb1093-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1093 2026 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
hb1093-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 requirements for local governmental entities;
providing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Paragraph (ffff) is added to subsection (7) of section 212.08, Florida Statutes, to read:
212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax;
specified exemptions.—The sale at retail, the rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter.
(7) MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS.—Exemptions provided to any entity by this chapter do not inure to any transaction that is otherwise taxable under this chapter when payment is made by a representative or employee of the entity by any means, including, but not limited to, cash, check, or credit card, even when that representative or employee is subsequently reimbursed by the entity.
In addition, exemptions provided to any entity by this subsection do not inure to any transaction that is otherwise taxable under this chapter unless the entity has obtained a sales tax exemption certificate from the department Page 2 of 9 CODING:
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hb1093-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 or the entity obtains or provides other documentation as required by the department.
Eligible purchases or leases made with such a certificate must be in strict compliance with this subsection and departmental rules, and any person who makes an exempt purchase with a certificate that is not in strict compliance with this subsection and the rules is liable for and shall pay the tax.
The department may adopt rules to administer this subsection.
(ffff) Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and related items.—The sale of the following is exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter:
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Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, batteries, and training devices placed into service for at least 36 months.
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Electricity used for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft training operations.
Section 3.
A facility or project that serves a public purpose, including, but not limited to, any ferry or mass transit facility, vehicle parking facility, airport or seaport facility, rail facility or project, fuel supply facility, oil or gas pipeline, medical or nursing care facility, recreational facility, sporting or cultural facility, or educational facility or other building or facility that is used or will be used by a public educational institution, or any other public facility or infrastructure that is used or will be used by the public at large or in support of an accepted public purpose or activity;
A facility or project that serves a public purpose, including, but not limited to, any ferry or mass transit facility, vehicle parking facility, airport or seaport facility, rail facility or project, fuel supply facility, oil or gas Page 3 of 9 CODING:
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hb1093-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 pipeline, medical or nursing care facility, recreational facility, sporting or cultural facility, or educational facility or other building or facility that is used or will be used by a public educational institution, or any other public facility or infrastructure that is used or will be used by the public at large or in support of an accepted public purpose or activity;
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or 4.
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hb1093-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1093 2026 4.
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330.412 Limitation of liability for certain public vertiport operators.— (1) For purposes of this section, the term "vertiport" has the same meaning as in s.
330.412 Limitation of liability for certain public vertiport operators.— (1) For purposes of this section, the term "vertiport" has Page 4 of 9 CODING:
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hb1093-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 the same meaning as in s.
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332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and Page 3 of 7 CODING:
332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and airport programs and projects;
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hb1093-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1093 2026 airport programs and projects;
Beginning November 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, each commercial service airport shall provide a certification to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, that it has established and maintains a comprehensive airport infrastructure program.
Beginning November 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, each commercial service airport shall provide a Page 5 of 9 CODING:
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hb1093-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 certification to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, that it has established and maintains a comprehensive airport infrastructure program.
Identification of airport infrastructure subject to inspection and the schedule for the completion of such inspections, taking into consideration the age, type, intended use, and criticality of the infrastructure to undisrupted Page 4 of 7 CODING:
Identification of airport infrastructure subject to inspection and the schedule for the completion of such inspections, taking into consideration the age, type, intended use, and criticality of the infrastructure to undisrupted commercial or cargo operations.
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hb1093-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1093 2026 commercial or cargo operations.
The progress report must include any changes in timeline for completion, changes in cost estimates, and reasons any inspection, preventative maintenance, or repair or rehabilitation did not take place.
The progress report must include any changes in timeline for completion, changes in cost estimates, and reasons any Page 6 of 9 CODING:
(6) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the department may participate in the capital cost of eligible public-use airport and aviation development projects in accordance with the following rates, unless otherwise provided in the General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing the General Appropriations Act:
(e) When federal funds are not available, the department may fund up to 100 percent of the project costs of a public or private vertiport.
If federal funds are available, the department may fund up to 80 percent of the nonfederal share of Page 5 of 7 CODING:
hb1093-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1093 2026 such project costs.
hb1093-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 inspection, preventative maintenance, or repair or rehabilitation did not take place.
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(6) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the department may participate in the capital cost of eligible public-use airport and aviation development projects in accordance with the following rates, unless otherwise provided in the General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing the General Appropriations Act:
(e) When federal funds are not available, the department may fund up to 100 percent of the project costs of a public or private vertiport.
If federal funds are available, the department may fund up to 80 percent of the nonfederal share of such project costs.
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preemption.— (1) The term "vertiport" means an area of land, a body of water, or a structure used or intended to be used for the landing, takeoff, and surface maneuvering of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, including electric, hybrid, and hydrogen- powered aircraft.
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The term includes associated buildings, facilities, and infrastructure necessary for the safe and efficient operation of such aircraft, including, but not limited to, electric charging and fueling systems, battery thermal management infrastructure, safety areas, and passenger terminals.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall expeditiously approve vertiports adopting the model vertiport siting code Page 6 of 7 CODING:
hb1093-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 1093 2026 created pursuant to s.
hb1093-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 (1) The term "vertiport" means an area of land, a body of water, or a structure used or intended to be used for the landing, takeoff, and surface maneuvering of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, including electric, hybrid, and hydrogen- powered aircraft.
The term includes associated buildings, facilities, and infrastructure necessary for the safe and efficient operation of such aircraft, including, but not limited to, electric charging and fueling systems, battery thermal management infrastructure, safety areas, and passenger terminals.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall expeditiously approve vertiports adopting the model vertiport siting code created pursuant to s.
(b) A local governmental entity may not enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation related to the design, construction, or installation of electric aircraft charging stations.
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hb1093-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 1093 2026 an ordinance or regulation related to the design, construction, or installation of electric aircraft charging stations.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2026-35

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 745

  7. Read 3rd time -SJ 745

  8. Read 2nd time -SJ 745

  9. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1362 -SJ 745

  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 744

  12. Received

  13. Referred to Rules

  14. In Messages

  15. CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)

  20. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  21. Bill released to House Calendar

  22. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  23. Favorable by Commerce Committee

  24. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  25. Now in Commerce Committee

  26. Referred to Commerce Committee

  27. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)

  28. CS Filed

  29. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  30. Reported out of Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  31. Favorable with CS by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  32. PCS added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda

  33. Added to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee agenda

  34. Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  35. Referred to Commerce Committee

  36. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  37. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  38. CS Filed

  39. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  40. Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

  41. Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee

  42. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  43. Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda

  44. Now in Ways & Means Committee

  45. Referred to Commerce Committee

  46. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  47. Referred to Ways & Means Committee

  48. CS Filed

  49. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  50. Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  51. Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  52. Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda

  53. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  54. Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  55. Referred to Commerce Committee

  56. Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

  57. Referred to Ways & Means Committee

  58. Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  59. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 154 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (154)

154 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Republican 28000
No Party Affiliation 0001
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Not Voting
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passage Third Reading

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 74005
Unaffiliated 4000
Democrat 32002
Total 110007
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez Pittman — Yea
Smith — Yea
Kincart Jonsson — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Not Voting
Long, Rob Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Rosenwald, Mitch Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Young, RaShon Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Blanco, Omar Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Boyles, Nathan Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Not Voting
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Grow, J.J. Republican Yea
Hodgers, Brian Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Not Voting
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Not Voting
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Not Voting
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1093 do?
Vertiports; Authorizes DOT to fund up to specified percentages of public vertiport project costs.
Who sponsors HB 1093?
HB 1093 is sponsored by Spencer, Leonard (Democrat), Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee, Ways & Means Committee, Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee, Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" (Republican), Alvarez, Jose (Democrat), Barnaby, Webster (Republican), Cross, Lindsay (Democrat), Harris, Jennifer "Rita" (Democrat), and Kendall, Kim (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1093?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 06, 2026. It awaits signature.
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