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Florida Senate
-
2026
CS for CS for SB 706
By
the Committees on Rules; and Transportation; and Senators
Mayfield, Gruters, Massullo, Avila, and Pizzo
595-02924-26 2026706c2
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to commercial service airports;
3 amending s. 332.0075, F.S.; defining the term “major
4 commercial service airport”; preempting the naming of
5 major commercial service airports to the state;
6 providing names for major commercial service airports;
7 providing that renaming a specified airport is subject
8 to approval of the Federal Aviation Administration and
9 execution of a certain agreement; providing that such
10 airport names continue to be valid under certain
11 circumstances; requiring the Department of
12 Transportation to annually review provisions naming
13 major commercial service airports for a certain
14 purpose; requiring the department to provide certain
15 notice to the Legislature; providing requirements for
16 such notice; requiring that certain government records
17 created on or after a certain date use such airport
18 names; specifying that airport names are branding
19 designations; providing construction; defining the
20 terms “political subdivision” and “timely commences”;
21 providing that a political subdivision is in
22 compliance with certain provisions under specified
23 circumstances; providing an effective date.
24
25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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27 Section 1. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of
28 section 332.0075, Florida Statutes, and subsection (7) is added
29 to that section, to read:
30 332.0075 Commercial service airports; transparency and
31 accountability; penalty.—
32 (1) As used in this section, the term:
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(e)
“Major commercial service airport” means
an airport
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providing commercial service
which
is a medium or large hub
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airport under
the classification criteria established by the
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Federal Aviation Administration
.
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(7)(a)
The naming of major commercial service airports is
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preempted to the state.
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(b)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the major
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com
m
ercial service airports are named as follows:
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1.
The airport located at One Jeff Fuqua Boulevard in
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Orlando, or nearest thereto, is the “Orlando International
43
Airport.”
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2.
The airport located at 2100 NW 42
nd
Avenue in Miami, or
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nearest thereto, is the “Miami International Airport.”
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3.
The airport located at 100 Terminal Drive in Fort
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Lauderdale, or nearest thereto, is the “Fort Lauderdale
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Hollywood International Airport.”
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4.
The airport located at 4100 George J. Bean Parkway in
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Tampa, or nearest thereto, is the “Tampa International Airport.”
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5.
The airport located at 1100
0
Terminal Access Road in
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Fort Myers, or nearest thereto, is the “Southwest Florida
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International Airport.”
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6.
The airport located at 1000 James
L
Turnage Boulevard in
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West Palm Beach, or nearest thereto, currently known as the
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“Palm Beach International Airport
,
” shall be renamed as the
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“President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” subject to
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approval of the Federal Aviation Administration and execution of
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an agreement with the rights holder authorizing the commercial
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use of “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” by Palm
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Beach County, which must, at a minimum, grant Palm Beach County
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the perpetual and unrestricted right to use the name “President
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Donald J. Trump International Airport,” as well as reasonable
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abbreviations or nonmaterial
deviations thereof, at no cost, in
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signage, advertising, marketing, merchandising, and promotions
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and for the branding of the airport and its operations,
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services
,
and amenities, and all related purposes.
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7. The airport located at 2400 Yankee Clipper Drive in
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Jacksonville, or nearest thereto, is the “Jacksonville
70
International Airport.”
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(c) If an airport listed in paragraph (b) no longer meets
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the classification criteria to be a major commercial service
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airport, the airport name continues to be valid.
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(d) The department shall review paragraph (b) annually to
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identify airports that may be added to or removed from paragraph
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(b) based on any change in status as a major commercial service
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airport. If the department identifies any such airport, it must
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notify the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
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of Representatives 60 days before the next regular legislative
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session. The notice must include the name of the airport and
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specify the reasons for the airport’s change in status.
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(e) Government records created on or after July 1, 2026,
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which refer to airports listed in paragraph (b) must use the
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airport names provided in paragraph (b). For purposes of this
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subsection, airport names
are
branding designations only and
may
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not be construed to create or require the creation of a new
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legal entity.
This
paragraph
does not
require a political
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subdivision to amend any existing agreement with any person or
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entity solely to update references to the airport name
or
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require
a
political subdivision to contract in the name of the
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airport listed in paragraph (b).
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(f) For purposes of this subsection,
the term
“political
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subdivision” means a political subdivision as defined in s.
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333.01
which
owns and controls an airport listed in paragraph
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(b).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
political
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subdivision
may
not be
construed to be
in violation of any state
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law, including, but not limited to,
chapter 495 and
s. 540.08,
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for using the airport name
provided
in paragraph (b).
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(g) A political subdivision
is
in compliance with this
100
subsection if it diligently pursues all necessary approvals and
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agreements to implement
an
airport
name change
required under
102
this subsection
and timely commences signage and branding
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changes upon receipt of such approvals. For purposes of this
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paragraph
,
the term
“timely commence
s
” means
to
initiat
e
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planning, procurement, and implementation within a reasonable
106
period after receiving all
necessary
approvals, taking into
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account the availability of budgeted funds and the timeframes
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necessary
to comply with applicable procurement laws,
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regulations, and procedures.
110 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.