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Florida House Bill H0567 Compare Versions

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10	10		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
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14	14		A bill to be entitled 1
15	15		An act relating to designation of the state dessert; 2
16	16		creating s. 15.0522, F.S.; designating strawberry 3
17		-	shortcake ~~with natural Florida dairy topping~~ as the 4
18		-	~~official state dessert; providing an~~ effective date. 5
	17	+	shortcake as the official state dessert; providing an 4
	18	+	effective date. 5
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20	20		WHEREAS, more than 10,000 acres of strawberries are planted 7
21	21		annually in the greater Plant City area, accounting for 75 8
22	22		percent of the United States' winter strawberry crop, and 9
23	23		WHEREAS, beginning in the spring of 1930, and again in 1 948 10
24	24		after a 6-year hiatus during and following World War II, the 11
25	25		Florida Strawberry Festival, held in Plant City and organized by 12
26	26		the Plant City Lions Club, was revived by American Legion Post 13
27	27		#26 and other area civic organizations, and 14
28	28		WHEREAS, each spring, the Florida Strawberry Festival 15
29	29		welcomes visitors from around the world to celebrate this slice 16
30	30		of Americana and the area's bountiful harvests, and 17
31	31		WHEREAS, approximately 200,000 strawberry shortcakes, the 18
32	32		festival's signature dessert, are served each year at the 19
33	33		Florida Strawberry Festival, making it a staple among festival 20
34	34		attendees, and 21
35	35		WHEREAS, strawberry shortcake is a dessert consisting of a 22
36	36		base of shortcake, which resembles a biscuit with a touch of 23
37	37		cake, a layer of sweet, sliced strawberries, and a healthy 24
38	38		dollop of whipped cream, and 25
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51	51		WHEREAS, in 2000, the Guinness Book of World Records 26
52	52		recognized Plant City as home of the biggest shortcake in the 27
53	53		world, NOW, THEREFORE, 28
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55	55		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30
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57	57		Section 1. Section 15.0522, Florida Statutes, is created 32
58	58		to read: 33
59		-	15.0522 Official state dessert. —Strawberry shortcake with 34
60		-	natural Florida dairy topping is designated as the official 35
61		-	Florida state dessert. 36
62		-	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 37
	59	+	15.0522 Official state dessert. —Strawberry shortcake is 34
	60	+	designated as the official Florida state dessert. 35
	61	+	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 36