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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1461: Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1461 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Advanced Nuclear Reactors. Primary sponsor: Richard Gentry (Republican), Monique Miller (Republican), Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee, Commerce Committee. It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Advanced Nuclear Reactors; Authorizes PSC to regulate advanced nuclear reactors in this state; authorizes DOH & DEP to exercise specified powers & duties; requires PSC, DOH, & DEP to jointly establish criteria for certification of laboratories that perform analysis on nuclear materials; authorizes possession of nuclear material for specified purposes; requires permits for transfer, receipt, possession, use, storage, or disposal of nuclear materials; requires certifications for significant design modifications of small modular reactors; requires PSC to make certain determinations before issuing such permits & certifications; authorizes PSC to issue reciprocal permits under certain conditions; requires commission, after consultation with DEP & DOH, to adopt rules; revises criteria PSC must consider in preliminary study of electric utility 10-year site plans & in making determinations for proposed power plants; revises requirements for development of certain standards by electric utilities; removes such requirement for rural cooperatives; revises applicability of power plant capacity & expansion thresholds.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard GentryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Monique MillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Economic Infrastructure SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Commerce CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jose AlvarezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Doug BanksonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
James BuchananCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Bill ConerlyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Peggy Gossett-SeidmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Chip LaMarcaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Leonard SpencerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Meg WeinbergerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Brad YeagerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill referred to House Calendar
  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source