Bill > H0387

This bill creates a new section in Florida Statutes to define "Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast" (ADS-B), an advanced aviation technology that uses an aircraft's positioning system and avionics to share its location, speed, and other data with air traffic control and other aircraft, and also provides traffic and weather information to pilots. The bill specifically defines "aircraft" for this purpose as those weighing 12,499 pounds or less and operating under specific federal regulations, and defines a "touch-and-go landing" as an operation where an aircraft lands and immediately takes off without stopping. Crucially, the bill prohibits airports from using information gathered by ADS-B systems, whether it's data being broadcast out by the aircraft (ADS-B Out) or received by the aircraft (ADS-B In), to calculate or collect fees from aircraft owners or operators in two specific situations: when the fee would be for a landing or departure, including touch-and-go landings, or when the fee is based on an aircraft entering a certain distance around the airport's airspace. This legislation is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.