F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
HB 753 2024
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the American flamingo; creating
3 15.0352; designating the American flamingo as the
4 official state bird; providing that such designation
5 supersedes the designation of the mockingbird;
6 providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Section 15.0352, Florida Statutes, is created
11 to read:
12 15.0352 Official state bird.—The American flamingo
13 (Phoenicopterus ruber) is designated as the official Florida
14 state bird.
15 Section 2. The designation of the American flamingo as the
16 official Florida state bird by s. 15.0352, Florida Statutes,
17 supersedes the designation of the mockingbird as the Florida
18 state bird by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, adopted during
19 the 1927 Regular Session.
20 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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