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FL S0162

Bill

Status

Failed

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Tina Polsky

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) as the official state bird of Florida, replacing the mockingbird
  • Supersedes Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3 from the 1927 Regular Session, which originally designated the mockingbird as the state bird
  • Notes the Florida scrub-jay is the only bird species endemic to the State of Florida
  • The Florida scrub-jay is protected as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and Florida's Endangered and Threatened Species rule
  • Introduced by Senator Polsky for the 2024 legislative session; takes effect upon becoming law

Legislative Description

Designation of the State Bird

Last Action

Died in Environment and Natural Resources

3/8/2024

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