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Introduced
10/22/2025
10/22/2025
In Committee
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
Crossed Over
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
Passed
Dead
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 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
Received (on 02/18/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249 |
| 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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