---
type: "Bill"
title: "Express Preemption of Fuel Retailers and Related Transportation Infrastructure"
description: "Express Preemption of Fuel Retailers and Related Transportation Infrastructure; Prohibits municipality, county, special district, or political subdivision from taking certain actions to prohibit siting, development, or redevelopment of fuel retailers & related transportation infrastructure & from requiring fuel retailers to install or invest in particular fueling infrastructure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 839"
citation: "Florida HB 839 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["reclamation", "and use"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-111"
primary_sponsors: ["Fabricio"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96826a0c-22f0-4abc-9b18-ffa04862fdad"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/839/ByCategory"
source_hash: "642c616850aac9b93d814778f1928520a30d664e6f3d8da6ba94a43fbe9a5c1d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 839 (2021) — Express Preemption of Fuel Retailers and Related Transportation Infrastructure

Express Preemption of Fuel Retailers and Related Transportation Infrastructure; Prohibits municipality, county, special district, or political subdivision from taking certain actions to prohibit siting, development, or redevelopment of fuel retailers & related transportation infrastructure & from requiring fuel retailers to install or invest in particular fueling infrastructure.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-111.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 839 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/839/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 839 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/839/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 839 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/839/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 839 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/839/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee) — **12–6** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **17–3** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Amendment(s) (Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **26–12** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **79–38** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fabricio — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-01** Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-05** PCS added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-09** Favorable with CS by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-10** Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-10** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-10** CS Filed
- **2021-03-10** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-12** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-03-30** PCS added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-04-01** Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-04-02** Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-04-02** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-04-02** CS Filed
- **2021-04-05** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2021-04-05** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-12** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2021-04-14** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-14** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** CS passed; YEAS 79, NAYS 38 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Received
- **2021-04-22** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-22** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 856
- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 12 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** In Messages
- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-14** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-16** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-17** Chapter No. 2021-111

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96826a0c-22f0-4abc-9b18-ffa04862fdad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).