The proposed bill, titled the "Advanced Air Mobility Competitiveness and Infrastructure Act," aims to enhance the development and regulation of advanced air mobility in Florida. It introduces a sales and use tax exemption for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and related items, including electricity used for training operations. The bill revises the definition of "qualifying project" to include vertiports and charging systems, and it establishes a new section defining "vertiport" while providing sovereign immunity for certain vertiport operators. Additionally, the Department of Transportation is authorized to fund a significant portion of vertiport project costs and is tasked with expeditiously approving vertiports that comply with a model siting code.

Furthermore, the bill preempts local governments from regulating vertiport design, aeronautical operations, and electric aircraft charging stations, ensuring that such regulations are consistent with state and federal standards. Local entities are required to issue building permits for electric aircraft charging stations based solely on compliance with state-established standards, and any permit application not acted upon within 15 business days is automatically approved. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026, and includes provisions for future legislative review and potential repeal.

Statutes affected:
H 1093 Filed: 255.065, 332.007
H 1093 c1: 255.065, 332.007