FloridaCollier County voters elect Naples airport authority members
Beginning with the 2026 general election, Collier County voters choose five members of the Naples Airport Authority under residency and experience rules.
What it does
Collier County voters elect five Naples airport authority members, with three seats for Naples residents and two for county residents outside the city.
Candidates need at least five years of specified work experience. Current members stay through certification of the November 2026 results, and the Governor fills later vacancies.
Argument forCountywide elections could give residents a direct role in choosing the people who oversee the airport authority.
Argument againstThe five-year experience rule may reduce the number of people who can qualify to run for the authority.
More detail
Qualified Collier County voters elect all five airport authority members. Seats 1, 2, and 3 are for City of Naples residents. Seats 4 and 5 are for Collier County residents who live outside Naples. The election follows Florida's general election laws. All five members are elected in the 2026 general election. Later elections replace members when their four-year terms end.
Each authority member must meet a five-year work-experience requirement and submit an affirmation when qualifying. The Governor fills midterm vacancies for the remaining term. Candidates must have at least five years in financial management, small business operations, or aerospace. Current members remain in office during the transition to elected members. The candidate must affirm meeting the experience requirement to the Supervisor of Elections. A member elected or appointed to fill a vacancy serves only the unexpired term. Current members serve until the November 2026 general election results are certified. Elected members serve until successors are elected.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 1Chapter No. 2026-189Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Ron DeSantisBecame Law
- Mar 31Signed by Officers and presented to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 11Ordered enrolledMinor
- Vote recorded Local Bills, Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11In Messages
- Mar 11CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0Passed Senate
- Mar 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 11Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Mar 11Withdrawn from RulesMajor
- Mar 9Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26
- Feb 18ReceivedMinor
- Feb 12Referred to RulesMinor
- Feb 12In Messages
- Feb 11CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 1Passed House
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 11Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Feb 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 5Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
- Jan 27Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Vote recorded Favorable (State Affairs Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Bill released to House Calendar
- Jan 27Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- Jan 27Favorable by State Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Jan 23Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- Jan 221st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 22Now in State Affairs Committee
- Jan 22Referred to State Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Jan 21CS FiledMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Jan 21Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- Jan 21Favorable with CS by Government Operations SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 16Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Jan 9Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- 2025
- Dec 2Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Dec 2Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Dec 2Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
- Nov 24Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- Nov 4Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Nov 4Referred to State Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Nov 4Referred to Government Operations SubcommitteeMinor
- Nov 4Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
- Oct 27FiledIntroduced
- Dec 2Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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