Florida 2025 3rd Special Session

Florida House Bill H8001 Compare Versions

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12	12	House Resolution 1
13	13	A resolution recognizing February 14, 2025, as 2
14	14	"Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Memorial Day" in 3
15	15	Florida, a day of remembrance for all of those who 4
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17	17	as a result of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman 6
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20	20	WHEREAS, on February 14, 2018, Valentine's Day, students, 9
21	21	faculty, and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 10
22	22	Parkland arrived on campus for a school day that began like any 11
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24	24	WHEREAS, at 2:19 p.m., a 19 -year-old former student of the 13
25	25	school was dropped off by an Uber driver on the east side of the 14
26	26	Marjory Stoneman Douglas campus, and 15
27	27	WHEREAS, the young man was carrying a rifle bag, and 16
28	28	minutes later entered the east hallway doors of Building 12 on 17
29	29	the campus, where he removed his semiautomatic rifle from the 18
30	30	bag, loaded the weapon, and donned a magazine -carrying vest, and 19
31	31	WHEREAS, at 2:21 p.m., the young man fired the first rounds 20
32	32	to the west of the first floor hallway, striking four students, 21
33	33	only one of whom survived her injuries, and 22
34	34	WHEREAS, in the minutes that followed, the young man 23
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47	47	WHEREAS, at 2:22 p.m., the first 911 call, coming from 26
48	48	inside Building 12, was received by a law enforcement 27
49	49	communications center in Coral Springs, and 28
50	50	WHEREAS, at 2:27 p.m., the young man fired his last 29
51	51	gunshot, entered the west stairwell on the third floor of 30
52	52	Building 12, placed his rifle vest and 180 rounds of live rounds 31
53	53	on the ground, and ran down the stairs, joining in with a large 32
54	54	group of students who were fleeing the campus, and 33
55	55	WHEREAS, in those terrifying 6 minutes from the beginning 34
56	56	of the assault to his exit from the building, the young man took 35
57	57	the lives of 17 members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High 36
58	58	School family and wounded 17 others, many of them gravely, and 37
59	59	traumatized thousands of others, and 38
60	60	WHEREAS, those who died were 14 -year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, 39
61	61	an honor student and athlete; Scott Beigel, age 35, a teacher 40
62	62	and coach with a passion for volunteerism; 14 -year-old Martin 41
63	63	Duque Anguiano, Jr., an honor student and JROTC cadet corporal; 42
64	64	17-year-old Nicholas Dworet, captain of the swim team and 43
65	65	selected by faculty as one of twenty first -class graduating 44
66	66	seniors who excelled in academic achievement, character, 45
67	67	community service, and athletic achievement; Aaron Feis, age 37, 46
68	68	a loving husband and a de voted father, coach, and mentor who 47
69	69	always put his family first; 14 -year-old Jaime Guttenberg, a 48
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83	83	followed his passion for sports to become athletic director for 52
84	84	Broward County Public Schools; 15 -year-old Luke Hoyer, known as 53
85	85	"Lukey Bear" to his family, who played for many years in the 54
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90	90	old Gina Montalto, a Girl Scout, an avid reader, a talented 59
91	91	artist, and a member of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas color 60
92	92	guard; 17-year-old Joaquin Oliver, who is remembered as the most 61
93	93	vibrant personality in any room he entered and as a best friend; 62
94	94	14-year-old Alaina Petty, a vibrant and determined first -year 63
95	95	cadet in the JROTC program, where she achieved the highest rank 64
96	96	possible for a freshman; 18 -year-old Meadow Pollack, who aspired 65
97	97	to be an attorney and a mom and who, while small in stature, 66
98	98	projected strength and determination; 17 -year-old Helena Ramsay, 67
99	99	who had friends from all cultures, was passionate about 68
100	100	environmental issues, and hoped to join an expedition to find 69
101	101	the exquisite pink dolphins of the Amazon; 14 -year-old Alex 70
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119	119	service, and courage — and who was posthumously admitted to the 78
120	120	West Point class of 2025 and awarded the institution's Medal of 79
121	121	Heroism for his actions to save fel low students on that day, and 80
122	122	WHEREAS, on February 14, 2018, amid the terror and carnage 81
123	123	of that day, there were extraordinary acts of courage by members 82
124	124	of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas family, several of whom gave 83
125	125	their lives in the protection of others, and 84
126	126	WHEREAS, the events of February 14, 2018, at Marjory 85
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130	130	the health care workers who tended to the wounded, and all who 89
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133	133	WHEREAS, out of the tragedy came hope in the scores of 92
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154	154	That we remember the tragic events of February 14, 2018, 103
155	155	and all of the lives lost or forever changed due to the mass 104
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157	157	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that February 14, 2025, is 106
158	158	recognized as "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Memorial 107
159	159	Day" in Florida. 108
160	160	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be 109
161	161	available for presentation to the surviving family members of 110
162	162	those who lost their lives in the mass shooting at Marjory 111
163	163	Stoneman Douglas High School as a tangible token of the 112
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