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FL H0731

Bill

Status

Passed

6/13/2014

Primary Sponsor

Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial on the Capitol Complex to recognize and honor U.S. Armed Forces members held as prisoners of war or missing in action, funded entirely by the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., with no state funds appropriated.

  • Requires the Department of Management Services to approve the memorial's design and placement, considering recommendations from the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Rolling Thunder's Florida chapters, and the Florida Historical Commission.

  • Prohibits construction or placement of any monument on the Capitol Complex unless authorized by general law and approved by the Department of Management Services in coordination with the Division of Historical Resources.

  • Directs the Department of Management Services to set aside an area of the Capitol Complex (excluding the State Capital Circle Office Complex) as a dedicated memorial garden for authorized monuments.

  • Exempts monuments already constructed and placed on the Capitol Complex before July 1, 2014, from the new monument requirements; the act takes effect July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial

Last Action

Chapter No. 2014-126

6/13/2014

Committee Referrals

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security4/3/2014
Economic Affairs3/10/2014
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee2/18/2014
Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee2/6/2014

Full Bill Text

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