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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the display of flags by 2
governmental entities ; creating s. 256.045, F.S.; 3
providing that certain governmental agencies and units 4
of local government may only display specified flags; 5
providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Section 256.045, Florida Statutes, is created 10
to read: 11
256.045 Display of flags; governmental agencies, local 12
governments, or other units of local government. —A governmental 13
agency, local government, or other unit of local government may, 14
for exhibition or display, only expose the following flags to 15
public view: 16
(1) The state flag that meet s the protocol on flag display 17
adopted by the Governor pursuant to s. 256.015. 18
(2) The United States flag that meet s the requirements of 19
s. 256.11. 20
(3) The POW-MIA flag that meets the requirements of s. 21
256.12, s. 256.13, or s. 256.14. 22
(4) The official state Firefighter Memorial Flag at state -23
owned locations that meet s the requirements of s. 256.16. 24
(5) The state flag at public schools that meet s the 25
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requirements of s. 256.032. 26
(6) The flag of the United Stat es and the state flag on 27
the grounds of each public postsecondary educational institution 28
and on every district school board building or grounds, and the 29
flag of the United States in each classroom of a public K -20 30
educational institution, that meet s the requirements of s. 31
1000.06. 32
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No other flag may be exposed to public view for exhibition or 34
display, in any manner, by a governmental agency, local 35
government, or unit of local government. 36
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 37