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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designation of Official State Flagship"
description: "Designation of Official State Flagship; Redesignates official state flagship as S.S. American Victory."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 249"
citation: "Florida HB 249 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["executive branch"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-27"
primary_sponsors: ["Gonzalez Pittman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-10-22"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99d94739-077f-41c2-bdd7-502514521c21"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/ByCategory"
source_hash: "6bc6915ac467ba5e40a72f6948d2c82bf28ae1f839e3f320e26e6da611af4716"
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 249 (2026) — Designation of Official State Flagship
Designation of Official State Flagship; Redesignates official state flagship as S.S. American Victory.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-27.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 249 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 249 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 249 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **340** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **230** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gonzalez Pittman — primary (person)
- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Gossett-Seidman — cosponsor (person)
- Valdés — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-10-22** Filed `filing`
- **2025-10-28** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-28** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-28** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-27** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-29** Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- **2026-01-29** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2026-01-30** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- **2026-02-03** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- **2026-02-03** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-02-03** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2026-02-04** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-05** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
- **2026-02-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-11** CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-12** In Messages
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-06** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-06** Substituted for SB 1656
- **2026-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-06** In Messages
- **2026-03-06** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-03** Chapter No. 2026-27
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99d94739-077f-41c2-bdd7-502514521c21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).