Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S422: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcasts
Status: Chaptered, April 24, 2026
Prohibiting airports from using information broadcast or collected by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast systems for specified purposes under certain circumstances, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts; creating s. 330.42, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting airports from using information broadcast or collected by automatic dependent surveillance broadcast systems for specified purposes under certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:
An act relating to automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts; creating s. 330.42, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting airports from using information broadcast or collected by automatic dependent surveillance broadcast systems for specified purposes under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSection 330.42, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 330.42âAutomatic dependent surveillance-broadcasts.â (1)âFor purposes of this section, the term: (a)ââAircraftâ has the same meaning as in s. 330.27, except that the aircraft must have a gross weight of 12,499 pounds or less and operate under 14 C.F.R. part 91. (b)ââAutomatic dependent surveillance-broadcastâ or âADS-Bâ means an advanced aviation surveillance technology that combines an aircraftâs positioning source, the aircraftâs avionics, and a ground infrastructure to create an accurate surveillance interface between an aircraft and air traffic control. The term includes two different services, ADS-B In and ADS-B Out, which can provide information, such as an aircraftâs global positioning system location, altitude, ground speed, and other data, to ground stations and other aircraft, as well as weather and traffic information to aircraft operators. (c)ââTouch-and-go landingâ means an operation by an aircraft that lands and departs on a runway without stopping or exiting the runway. (2)âAn airport may not use information broadcast or collected by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast systems, regardless of whether that data …
Sponsors
- Transportation (I) · primary sponsor
- Transportation · primary sponsor
- Wright, Tom (R, SD-008) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-47
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered enrolled
- : CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 2
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
Votes
- House: S 422 c2 (March 10, 2026): 108 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate: S 422 c2 (February 19, 2026): 36 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate: S 422 c2 (February 17, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 422 c1 (February 4, 2026): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate: S 422 Filed (January 27, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Commerce and Tourism, Rules, Transportation
Common questions
- What is S422?
- S422 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcasts.
- What does S422 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts; creating s. 330.42, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting airports from using information broadcast or collected by automatic dependent surveillance broadcast systems for specified purposes under certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S422?
- Chaptered as of April 24, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-47 (April 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored S422?
- Transportation (I), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S422?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/422
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