---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special Observances"
description: "Special Observances; Designates each November as \"Veterans Appreciation Month\"; removes provisions relating to Veterans Week; authorizes Governor to issue proclamation with specified information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 357"
citation: "Florida HB 357 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["commercial relations"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-65"
primary_sponsors: ["Holcomb"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-11-07"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f661c11-3092-4001-9d81-9c16463381ac"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/357/ByCategory"
source_hash: "ff854b0de1682a01e6791ca7c07e71f04817c3be83f39eea97f8f8e93ecac4b3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 357 (2024) — Special Observances

Special Observances; Designates each November as "Veterans Appreciation Month"; removes provisions relating to Veterans Week; authorizes Governor to issue proclamation with specified information.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-65.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 357 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/357/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 357 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/357/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 357 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/357/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holcomb — primary (person)
- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
- Canady — cosponsor (person)
- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
- Chambliss — cosponsor (person)
- Cross — cosponsor (person)
- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Dunkley — cosponsor (person)
- Gottlieb — cosponsor (person)
- Plakon — cosponsor (person)
- Rizo — cosponsor (person)
- Stark — cosponsor (person)
- Waldron — cosponsor (person)
- Woodson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-11-07** Filed `filing`
- **2023-11-22** Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-22** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-22** Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2023-12-06** Added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-12-13** Favorable by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-12-13** Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2023-12-13** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-12** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2024-01-17** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-17** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2024-01-17** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-01-17** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-17** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-01-18** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-01-18** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-01-18** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/23/2024)
- **2024-01-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-23** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-23** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-01-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-01-24** CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-24** In Messages
- **2024-01-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-02-14** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-02-14** Substituted for CS/SB 346
- **2024-02-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Immediately certified
- **2024-02-14** In Messages
- **2024-02-14** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-05** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-08** Chapter No. 2024-65

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f661c11-3092-4001-9d81-9c16463381ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).