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FL S1620

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/26/2015

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Bean

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Celebrates the 450th anniversary of St. Augustine's founding by Pedro Menendez de Avilés on September 8, 1565
  • Recognizes September 8, 2015, as "Founder's Day" in Florida
  • Acknowledges St. Augustine as the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in North America and site of the first free African-American settlement (Fort Mose)
  • Notes historical firsts including the first Christian Mass in the New World, first hospital, and first tavern in North America, all established in St. Augustine

Legislative Description

St. Augustine Founder's Day

Last Action

Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9063 (Adopted)

4/1/2015

Full Bill Text

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