HB 753 2024 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0753-00 Page 1 of 1 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 American flamingo; creating 2 15.0352; designating the American flamingo as the 3 official state bird; providing that such designation 4 supersedes the designation of the mockingbird; 5 providing an effective date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1. Section 15.0352, Florida Statutes, is created 10 to read: 11 15.0352 Official state bird. —The American flamingo 12 (Phoenicopterus ruber) is designated as the official Florida 13 state bird. 14 Section 2. The designation of the American flamingo as the 15 official Florida state bird by s. 15.0352, Florida Statutes, 16 supersedes the designation of the mockingbird as the Florida 17 state bird by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, adopted during 18 the 1927 Regular Session. 19 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 20