Bill Text: FL S1008 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Great American Realtor Days
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-22 - Adopted [S1008 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1008-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2020 (NP) SR 1008 By Senator Passidomo 28-00809B-20 20201008__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution designating February 3-5, 2020, as “Great 3 American Realtor Days” in Florida. 4 5 WHEREAS, Florida Realtors is the largest trade association 6 in this state with more than 187,000 members and more than 7 23,000 member firms, and 8 WHEREAS, 2020 marks the 50th observance of Great American 9 Realtor Days in Tallahassee, and 10 WHEREAS, Florida Realtors helped more than 400,000 people 11 achieve the dream of homeownership in Florida last year, and 12 WHEREAS, only members of Florida Realtors pledge compliance 13 with the strict Realtor Code of Ethics, a promise of honest and 14 ethical business practices for their clients and customers based 15 on professionalism and protection of the public, and 16 WHEREAS, real estate represents 21.9 percent of Florida’s 17 gross state product, and 18 WHEREAS, the total impact of the real estate industry on 19 the economy of Florida is $227 billion annually, NOW, THEREFORE, 20 21 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 22 23 That February 3-5, 2020, is designated as “Great American 24 Realtor Days” in Florida in recognition of the outstanding 25 services realtors provide to residents and visitors of the state 26 and the critical contribution they make to the state economy. 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 28 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Barry Grooms, 29 2020 President of Florida Realtors, as a tangible token of the 30 sentiments of the Florida Senate.