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FL S0608

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2014

Primary Sponsor

Rules

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial to be funded by Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., with design and placement approved by the Department of Management Services after considering recommendations from the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Rolling Thunder chapters, and Florida Historical Commission.

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

  • Defines "monument" as a permanent structure such as a marker, statue, sculpture, plaque, or living plant material placed in remembrance of a significant person or event in Florida history, excluding Official Florida Historical Markers.

  • Requires the Department of Management Services to set aside and dedicate a memorial garden area on the Capitol Complex (excluding the State Capital Circle Office Complex) for authorized monuments.

  • Adds advisory duties to the Florida Historical Commission to provide recommendations on the design and placement of monuments authorized for the Capitol Complex.

Legislative Description

Monuments on the Capitol Complex

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 731 (Ch. 2014-126)

4/23/2014

Committee Referrals

Rules3/27/2014
Governmental Oversight and Accountability3/10/2014
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security1/16/2014

Full Bill Text

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