Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 706
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Transportation (Mayfield) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 47 - 65
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5 West Palm Beach, or nearest thereto, currently known as the
6 “Palm Beach International Airport,” shall be renamed as the
7 “Donald J. Trump International Airport,” subject to approval of
8 the Federal Aviation Administration and execution of an
9 agreement with the rights holder authorizing the commercial use
10 of “Donald J. Trump International Airport” by Palm Beach County,
11 which must, at a minimum, grant Palm Beach County the perpetual
12 and unrestricted right to use the name “Donald J. Trump
13 International Airport,” as well as reasonable abbreviations or
14 deviations thereof, at no cost, in signage, advertising,
15 marketing, merchandising, and promotions and for the branding of
16 the airport and its operations, services, and amenities, and all
17 related purposes.
18 7. The airport located at 2400 Yankee Clipper Drive in
19 Jacksonville, or nearest thereto, is the “Jacksonville
20 International Airport.”
21 (c) If an airport listed in paragraph (b) no longer meets
22 the classification criteria to be a major commercial service
23 airport, the airport name continues to be valid.
24 (d) The department shall review paragraph (b) annually to
25 identify airports that may be added to or removed from paragraph
26 (b) based on any change in status as a major commercial service
27 airport. If the department identifies any such airport, it must
28 notify the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
29 of Representatives 60 days before the next regular legislative
30 session. The notice must include the name of the airport and
31 specify the reasons for the airport’s change in status.
32 (e) Government records created on or after July 1, 2026,
33 which refer to airports listed in paragraph (b) must use the
34 airport names provided in paragraph (b). For purposes of this
35 subsection, airport names are branding designations only and may
36 not be construed to create or require the creation of a new
37 legal entity. This paragraph does not require a political
38 subdivision to amend any existing agreement with any person or
39 entity solely to update references to the airport name or
40 require a political subdivision to contract in the name of the
41 airport listed in paragraph (b).
42 (f) For purposes of this subsection, the term “political
43 subdivision” means a political subdivision as defined in s.
44 333.01 which owns and controls an airport listed in paragraph
45 (b). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a political
46 subdivision may not be construed to be in violation of any state
47 law, including, but not limited to, chapter 495 and s. 540.08,
48 for using the airport name provided in paragraph (b).
49 (g) A political subdivision is in compliance with this
50 subsection if it diligently pursues all necessary approvals and
51 agreements to implement an airport name change required under
52 this subsection and timely commences signage and branding
53 changes upon receipt of such approvals. For purposes of this
54 paragraph, the term “timely commences” means to initiate
55 planning, procurement, and implementation within a reasonable
56 period after receiving all necessary approvals, taking into
57 account the availability of budgeted funds and the timeframes
58 necessary to comply with applicable procurement laws,
59 regulations, and procedures.
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62 And the title is amended as follows:
63 Delete lines 7 - 15
64 and insert:
65 providing that renaming a specified airport is subject
66 to approval of the Federal Aviation Administration and
67 execution of a certain agreement; providing that such
68 airport names continue to be valid under certain
69 circumstances; requiring the Department of
70 Transportation to annually review provisions naming
71 major commercial service airports for a certain
72 purpose; requiring the department to provide certain
73 notice to the Legislature; providing requirements for
74 such notice; requiring that certain government records
75 created on or after a certain date use such airport
76 names; specifying that airport names are branding
77 designations; providing construction; defining the
78 terms “political subdivision” and “timely commences”;
79 providing that a political subdivision is in
80 compliance with certain provisions under specified
81 circumstances; providing an effective date.