STORAGE NAME: h4005a.IAS
DATE: 2/19/2025
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FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BILL ANALYSIS
This bill analysis was prepared by nonpartisan committee staff and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
BILL #: HM 4005
TITLE: Florida National Guard
SPONSOR(S): Daley
COMPANION BILL: SM 314 (Wright)
LINKED BILLS: None
RELATED BILLS: None
Committee References
Intergovernmental Affairs
17 Y, 0 N
State Affairs
SUMMARY
Effect of the Bill:
The memorial urges the United States Congress to require the National Guard Bureau to examine the resource
allocations for the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure.
Fiscal or Economic Impact:
None
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ANALYSIS
EFFECT OF THE BILL:
The memorial urges the United States Congress to require the National Guard Bureau to examine the resource
allocations for the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure.
The memorial directs the Secretary of State to dispatch copies of the memorial to the President of the United
States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to
each member of the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.
Legislative memorials are not subject to the Governor’s veto power and are not presented to the Governor for
review. Memorials have no force of law, as they are mechanisms for formally petitioning the federal government to
act on a particular subject.
RELEVANT INFORMATION
SUBJECT OVERVIEW:
National Guard Bureau (NGB)
The National Defense Act of 1916 established the NGB as a separate unit of the militia division of the federal
government.
1 In 1948, the Secretary of Defense of the United States issued an order designating the NGB as a joint
bureau of the Departments of the Army and Air Force. The NGB functions as the channel of communications on all
matters pertaining to the National Guard between the Departments of the Army and the Air Force and the states.
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Under current federal law, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force, allocates the unit structure and strength authorizations for the
National Guard in each state.
3 The NGB must submit an annual report to the Secretary of Defense, through the
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National Archives, Records of the National Guard Bureau (last visited Feb. 11, 2025).
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10 U.S.C. s. 10501(b).
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10 U.S.C. s. 10503. JUMP TO SUMMARY ANALYSIS RELEVANT INFORMATION BILL HISTORY
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Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force, identifying the personnel, training, and equipment required by the non-
federalized National Guard.
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The National Guard is unique among militia in that its members serve both the country nationally and in the local
community.
5 The dual mission of a Guard member means that each member serves through both the National
Guard of the state and through the United States Army or the United States Air Force.
Florida National Guard (FLNG)
The FLNG consists of organized, armed, equipped, and federally recognized commissioned officers, warrant
officers, and enlisted personnel who are citizens of the United States or who have declared their intention to
become citizens of the United States.
6 The FLNG has separate Army and Air Force components that are subject to
the Departments of the Army and the Air Force, respectively. The Governor is the commander in chief of all militia
of the state
7 and is responsible for appointing a federally recognized officer of the FLNG to be the Adjutant General,
who serves as the Commanding General of the state’s organized militia.
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As of June 2024, the FLNG was composed of 10,264 personnel in the Army National Guard and 2,016 personnel in
the Air National Guard, for total authorized personnel of 12,280.
9 The current estimated population of Florida is
23,372,215, ranking as the third most populous state.
10 However, the percentage of FLNG personnel compared to
the state population is 0.053 percent and National Guard strength is 53 personnel per 100,000 civilians. The ratio
of FLNG personnel to general population is less than states such as Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, or Minnesota,
which have similarly sized guard contingents but significantly smaller state populations.
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RECENT LEGISLATION:
YEAR BILL # HOUSE SPONSOR(S) SENATE SPONSOR OTHER INFORMATION
2024 SM 226 Daley Wright The memorial passed both
chambers and was filed with
the Secretary of State.
2023 SM 1036 Daley Wright The memorial passed both
chambers and was filed with
the Secretary of State.
2022 SM 826 Daley Wright The memorial passed both
chambers and was filed with
the Secretary of State.
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10 U.S.C. s. 10504.
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Army National Guard, Our History (last visited Feb. 11, 2025).
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S. 250.07, F.S.
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Art. IV, s. 1(a), Fla. Const.
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S. 250.10, F.S. 32 U.S.C. s. 314(a) requires an adjutant general in each state and requires the adjutant general to perform the
duties prescribed by the laws of the state of appointment.
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Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center, Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian
Personnel (June 2024) (last visited Feb. 11, 2025).
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United States Census Bureau, QuickFacts Florida (last visited Feb. 11, 2025).
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See Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center, Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian
Personnel (June 2024) (last visited Feb. 11, 2025). JUMP TO SUMMARY ANALYSIS RELEVANT INFORMATION BILL HISTORY
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BILL HISTORY
COMMITTEE REFERENCE ACTION DATE
STAFF
DIRECTOR/
POLICY CHIEF
ANALYSIS
PREPARED BY
Intergovernmental Affairs
Subcommittee
17 Y, 0 N Darden Burgess
State Affairs Committee