Text of FL H 1011 (2023)
Display of Flags by Governmental Entities
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HB 1011
2023
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to the display of flags by
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governmental entities; creating s. 256.045, F.S.;
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providing that certain governmental agencies and units
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of local government may only display specified flags;
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providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 256.045, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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256.045 Display of flags; governmental agencies, local
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governments, or other units of local government.—A governmental
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agency, local government, or other unit of local government may,
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for exhibition or display, only expose the following flags to
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public view:
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(1) The state flag that meets the protocol on flag display
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adopted by the Governor pursuant to s. 256.015.
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(2) The United States flag that meets the requirements of
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s. 256.11.
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(3) The POW-MIA flag that meets the requirements of s.
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256.12, s. 256.13, or s. 256.14.
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(4) The official state Firefighter Memorial Flag at state-
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owned locations that meets the requirements of s. 256.16.
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(5) The state flag at public schools that meets the
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requirements of s. 256.032.
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(6) The flag of the United States and the state flag on
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the grounds of each public postsecondary educational institution
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and on every district school board building or grounds, and the
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flag of the United States in each classroom of a public K-20
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educational institution, that meets the requirements of s.
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1000.06.
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No other flag may be exposed to public view for exhibition or
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display, in any manner, by a governmental agency, local
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government, or unit of local government.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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