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type: "Bill"
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title: "Special Observances"
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description: "Special Observances; Designates each November as \"Veterans Appreciation Month\"; removes provisions relating to Veterans Week; authorizes Governor to issue proclamation with specified information."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 357"
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citation: "Florida HB 357 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["commercial relations"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2024-65"
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primary_sponsors: ["Holcomb"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-11-07"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f661c11-3092-4001-9d81-9c16463381ac"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/357/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "ff854b0de1682a01e6791ca7c07e71f04817c3be83f39eea97f8f8e93ecac4b3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 357 (2024) — Special Observances
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Special Observances; Designates each November as "Veterans Appreciation Month"; removes provisions relating to Veterans Week; authorizes Governor to issue proclamation with specified information.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-65.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 357 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/357/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 357 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/357/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 357 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/357/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Holcomb — primary (person)
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- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
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- Canady — cosponsor (person)
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- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
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- Chambliss — cosponsor (person)
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- Cross — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
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- Dunkley — cosponsor (person)
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- Gottlieb — cosponsor (person)
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- Plakon — cosponsor (person)
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- Rizo — cosponsor (person)
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- Stark — cosponsor (person)
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- Waldron — cosponsor (person)
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- Woodson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-11-07** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-11-22** Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-11-22** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-11-22** Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2023-12-06** Added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-12-13** Favorable by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-12-13** Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2023-12-13** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-12** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2024-01-17** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-17** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2024-01-17** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2024-01-17** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2024-01-17** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-18** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2024-01-18** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2024-01-18** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/23/2024)
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- **2024-01-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-23** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2024-01-23** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2024-01-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-01-24** CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2024-01-24** In Messages
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- **2024-01-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-25** Received `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-14** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2024-02-14** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2024-02-14** Substituted for CS/SB 346
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- **2024-02-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-14** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Immediately certified
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- **2024-02-14** In Messages
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- **2024-02-14** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-27** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-05** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Chapter No. 2024-65
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## Source
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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).
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