Bill Commons

FL SB 1512

dead

Space Florida

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1512 pass?

No. FL SB 1512 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Finance and Tax

What is FL SB 1512 about?

Space Florida; Revising the definition of the term “governmental purpose”; providing that certain property being used by a nongovernmental lessee pursuant to a project authorized by the Space Florida board of directors is deemed to perform an essential governmental purpose and is exempt from taxation; exempting from the sales and use tax certain tangible personal property leased to private entities; providing that Space Florida is not subject to certain provisions, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1512?

Burgess is the primary sponsor of FL SB 1512.

Description

Space Florida; Revising the definition of the term “governmental purpose”; providing that certain property being used by a nongovernmental lessee pursuant to a project authorized by the Space Florida board of directors is deemed to perform an essential governmental purpose and is exempt from taxation; exempting from the sales and use tax certain tangible personal property leased to private entities; providing that Space Florida is not subject to certain provisions, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Finance and Tax
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Burgessprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Finance and Tax

    failure

  2. 2026-01-27

    Now in Finance and Tax

  3. 2026-01-26

    Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  5. 2026-01-21

    On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building

  6. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-01-08

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-01-26 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Burgess: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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