Bill Text: FL S0250 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Removing Memorializations of the Confederate States of America
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2022-03-14 - Died in Community Affairs [S0250 Detail]
Download: Florida-2022-S0250-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 250 By Senator Book 32-00483-22 2022250__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to removing memorializations of the 3 Confederate States of America; amending s. 256.051, 4 F.S.; deleting provisions prohibiting specified 5 improper uses or mutilation of the flag or emblem of 6 the Confederate States of America; making technical 7 changes; repealing s. 256.10, F.S., relating to the 8 mutilation of, or disrespect for, Confederate flags or 9 replicas thereof; amending s. 683.01, F.S.; removing 10 the designations of the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and 11 Jefferson Davis and Confederate Memorial Day as legal 12 holidays; providing an effective date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1. Section 256.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to 17 read: 18 256.051 Improper use or mutilation of stateor Confederate19 flag or emblem prohibited.— 20 (1) It isshall beunlawful for any person, firm, or 21 corporation to copy, print, publish, or otherwise use the flag 22 or state emblem of Florida, or the flag or emblem of the23Confederate States, or any flag or emblem used by the24Confederate States or the military or naval forces of the25Confederate States at any time within the years 1860 to 1865,26both inclusive,for the purpose of advertising, selling, or 27 promoting the sale of any article of merchandisewhateverwithin 28 this state. 29 (2) Itshallalso isbeunlawful for any person, firm, or 30 corporation to mutilate, deface, defile, or contemptuously abuse 31 the flag or emblem of Floridaor the flag or emblem of the32Confederate Statesby any act whatever. 33 (3) This section may notNothing in this section shallbe 34 construed to prevent the use of any flag, standard, color, 35 shield, ensign, or other insignia of Floridaor of the36Confederate Statesfor decorative or patriotic purposes. 37 Section 2. Section 256.10, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 38 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 683.01, Florida 39 Statutes, is amended to read: 40 683.01 Legal holidays.— 41 (1) The legal holidays, which are also public holidays, are 42 the following: 43 (a) Sunday, the first day of each week. 44 (b) New Year’s Day, January 1. 45 (c) Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15. 46 (d)Birthday of Robert E. Lee, January 19.47(e)Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12. 48 (e)(f)Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday, February 15. 49 (f)(g)Washington’s Birthday, the third Monday in February. 50 (g)(h)Good Friday. 51 (h)(i)Pascua Florida Day, April 2. 52(j) Confederate Memorial Day, April 26.53 (i)(k)Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. 54(l) Birthday of Jefferson Davis, June 3.55 (j)(m)Flag Day, June 14. 56 (k)(n)Independence Day, July 4. 57 (l)(o)Labor Day, the first Monday in September. 58 (m)(p)Columbus Day and Farmers’ Day, the second Monday in 59 October. 60 (n)(q)Veterans’ Day, November 11. 61 (o)(r)General Election Day. 62 (p)(s)Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November. 63 (q)(t)Christmas Day, December 25. 64 (r)(u)Shrove Tuesday, sometimes also known as “Mardi 65 Gras,” in counties where carnival associations are organized for 66 the purpose of celebrating the same. 67 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.