Text of FL H 901 (2024)
Display of Flags by Governmental Entities
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HB 901
2024
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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 a definition; prohibiting certain
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governmental entities from erecting or displaying
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certain flags; requiring the governmental entity to
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remain neutral in certain circumstances; providing
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applicability; requiring certain governmental entities
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to display the United States flag in a certain
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position; 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.—
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(1) For purposes of this section, the term "governmental
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entity" means a governmental agency, a local government, or
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another unit of local government and includes public schools,
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public colleges, and public universities.
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(2)(a) A governmental entity may not erect or display a
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flag that represent a political viewpoint, including, but not
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limited to, a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation
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and gender, or political ideology viewpoint. The governmental
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entity must remain neutral when representing political
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viewpoints in displaying or erecting a flag.
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(b) This subsection does not limit the ability of:
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1. A private individual to express private speech or
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viewpoints or exercise rights protected by the First Amendment
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to the United States Constitution.
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2. A governmental entity to display or erect a flag
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required or authorized by general law.
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(3) A governmental entity that displays the United States
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flag must display the United States flag in a prominent position
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that is superior to any other flag that is also displayed.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
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