FL H0249

Bill

FL H0249

Designation of Official State Flagship

Introduced
10/22/2025

In Committee
02/12/2026

Crossed Over
03/06/2026

Passed
04/02/2026

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/03/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to the designation of the official state flagship; amending s. 15.0465, F.S.; redesignating the official state flagship as the S.S. American Victory; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill amends Florida Statutes, specifically section 15.0465, to redesignate the official state flagship from the schooner Western Union to the S.S. American Victory, which is described as a 455-foot historic steamship built in 1944, and this change will take effect on July 1, 2026.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (5)

Karen Gonzalez Pittman (R)*, Linda Chaney (R), Kimberly Daniels (D), Peggy Gossett-Seidman (R), Susan L. Valdés (R),

Other Sponsors (1)

State Affairs Committee (House)

Last Action

Chapter No. 2026-27 (on 04/03/2026)

Official Document

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249

(1 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249
Analysis - Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Analyses/h0249z1.GOS.PDF
Analysis - Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Analyses/h0249z.GOS.PDF
BillText	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/er/PDF
Withdrawn 3/6/2026	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Amendment/526394/HTML
Withdrawn 3/6/2026	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Amendment/236554/HTML
Analysis - State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Analyses/h0249c.SAC.PDF
BillText	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/c1/PDF
	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Amendment/407389/PDF
Analysis - State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Analyses/h0249b.SAC.PDF
Analysis - Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Analyses/h0249a.GOS.PDF
Analysis - Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/Analyses/h0249.GOS.PDF
BillText	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/Filed/PDF

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