Bill > S0422

This bill creates a new section in Florida Statutes to address the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) systems, which are advanced aviation technologies that combine an aircraft's positioning, avionics, and ground infrastructure to provide accurate surveillance data to air traffic control and other aircraft, including information like location, altitude, and speed. Specifically, the bill prohibits airports from using information gathered by ADS-B systems to calculate, generate, or collect fees from aircraft owners or operators under certain conditions, such as when the fee would be based on a departure, landing (including touch-and-go landings where an aircraft lands and takes off without stopping), or simply for an aircraft entering a certain airspace radius around the airport. This prohibition applies to aircraft weighing 12,499 pounds or less that operate under specific federal regulations, and the new law is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.