Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1116
By Senator Book
32-01059-21 20211116__
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; repealing s.
7 256.10, F.S., relating to the mutilation of, or
8 disrespect for, Confederate flags or replicas thereof;
9 amending s. 683.01, F.S.; removing the designations of
10 the Birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis and
11 Confederate Memorial Day as legal holidays; providing
12 an effective date.
13
14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
15
16 Section 1.âSection 256.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
17 read:
18 256.051âImproper use or mutilation of state or Confederate
19 flag or emblem prohibited.â
20 (1)âIt is shall be unlawful 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 the
23 Confederate States, or any flag or emblem used by the
24 Confederate States or the military or naval forces of the
25 Confederate States at any time within the years 1860 to 1865,
26 both inclusive, for the purpose of advertising, selling, or
27 promoting the sale of any article of merchandise whatever within
28 this state.
29 (2)âIt shall also is be unlawful for any person, firm, or
30 corporation to mutilate, deface, defile, or contemptuously abuse
31 the flag or emblem of Florida or the flag or emblem of the
32 Confederate States by any act whatever.
33 (3)âThis section may not Nothing in this section shall be
34 construed to prevent the use of any flag, standard, color,
35 shield, ensign, or other insignia of Florida or of the
36 Confederate States for decorative or patriotic purposes.
37 Section 2.âSection 256.10, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
38 Section 3.âSubsection (1) of section 683.01, Florida
39 Statutes, is amended to read:
40 683.01âLegal holidays.â
41 (1)âThe legal holidays, which are also public holidays, are
42 the following:
43 (a)âSunday, the first day of each week.
44 (b)âNew Yearâs Day, January 1.
45 (c)âBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15.
46 (d)âBirthday of Robert E. Lee, January 19.
47 (e)âLincolnâs Birthday, February 12.
48 (e)(f)âSusan B. Anthonyâs Birthday, February 15.
49 (f)(g)âWashingtonâs Birthday, the third Monday in February.
50 (g)(h)âGood Friday.
51 (h)(i)âPascua Florida Day, April 2.
52 (j)âConfederate Memorial Day, April 26.
53 (i)(k)âMemorial Day, the last Monday in May.
54 (l)âBirthday of Jefferson Davis, June 3.
55 (j)(m)âFlag Day, June 14.
56 (k)(n)âIndependence Day, July 4.
57 (l)(o)âLabor Day, the first Monday in September.
58 (m)(p)âColumbus Day and Farmersâ Day, the second Monday in
59 October.
60 (n)(q)âVeteransâ Day, November 11.
61 (o)(r)âGeneral Election Day.
62 (p)(s)âThanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.
63 (q)(t)âChristmas Day, December 25.
64 (r)(u)âShrove Tuesday, sometimes also known as âMardi
65 Gras,â in counties where carnival associations are organized for
66 the purpose of celebrating the same.
67 Section 4.âThis act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
Statutes affected: S 1116 Filed: 256.051, 256.10, 683.01