Bill Amendment: FL S1120 | 2024 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Display of Flags by Governmental Entities
Status: 2024-03-08 - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability [S1120 Detail]
Download: Florida-2024-S1120-Senate_Committee_Amendment_583778.html
Bill Title: Display of Flags by Governmental Entities
Status: 2024-03-08 - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability [S1120 Detail]
Download: Florida-2024-S1120-Senate_Committee_Amendment_583778.html
Florida Senate - 2024 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1120 Ì583778bÎ583778 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Martin) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 23 - 43 4 and insert: 5 (1) For purposes of this section, the term: 6 (a) “Governmental entity” means a governmental agency, a 7 local government, or another unit of local government and 8 includes public schools, public colleges, and public 9 universities. 10 (b) “Veteran” means a person who is an active or former 11 member of the United States Armed Forces or Coast Guard, 12 including reserve components. 13 (2)(a) A governmental entity may not erect or display a 14 flag that represents a political viewpoint, including, but not 15 limited to, a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation 16 and gender, or political ideology viewpoint. The governmental 17 entity must remain neutral when representing political 18 viewpoints in displaying or erecting a flag. 19 (b) This subsection does not limit the ability of: 20 1. A private individual to express private speech or 21 viewpoints or exercise rights protected by the First Amendment 22 to the United States Constitution. 23 2. A governmental entity to display or erect a flag 24 required or authorized by general law. 25 (3) A governmental entity that displays the United States 26 flag must display the United States flag in a prominent position 27 that is superior to any other flag that is also displayed. 28 (4) A veteran may, at any time, use reasonable force to 29 30 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 31 And the title is amended as follows: 32 Delete lines 4 - 11 33 and insert: 34 defining terms; prohibiting certain governmental 35 entities from erecting or displaying certain flags; 36 requiring governmental entities to remain neutral in 37 certain circumstances; providing applicability; 38 requiring certain governmental entities to display the 39 United States flag in a certain position; authorizing 40 veterans