CS/CS/SB 1362: Vertiports
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development ; Transportation ; Harrell
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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/25/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/25/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/3/2026 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Finance and Tax
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Transportation read 1st time
2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2/18/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
2/20/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/23/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/24/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
2/25/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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CS/CS/SB 1362, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2026 at 4:34 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/27/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1093 (c3) Vertiports Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 255.065 Public-private partnerships. Page 1 (pdf) 332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and airport programs and projects; state plan. Page 2 (pdf) -
CS/SB 1362, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/4/2026 at 1:47 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1093 (c3) Vertiports Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 595294 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
(Harrell)2/18/2026
3:31 PM
(Late Filed)Replaced by Committee Substitute
2/18/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/18/2026 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 14 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 255.065 Public-private partnerships. Page 2 (pdf) 330.412 Page 3 (pdf) 332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and airport programs and projects; state plan. Page 3 (pdf) 332.15 Advanced air mobility. Page 5 (pdf) 332.151 Page 5 (pdf) -
SB 1362, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2026 at 2:59 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1093 (c2) Vertiports Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 856852 - Amendment
Delete lines 39 - 119 and insert:Transportation
(Harrell)2/2/2026
10:57 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/4/2026Web Page
PDF793286 - Amendment
Delete lines 104 - 119 and insert:Transportation
(Harrell)2/2/2026
8:11 AMWithdrawn
2/2/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/3/2026 1:00 PM Transportation 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 2 (pdf) 255.065 Public-private partnerships. Page 3 (pdf) 330.412 Page 4 (pdf) 332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and airport programs and projects; state plan. Page 5 (pdf) 332.15 Advanced air mobility. Page 7 (pdf) 332.151 Page 7 (pdf)