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type: "Bill"
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title: "Designation of Official State Flagship"
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description: "Designation of Official State Flagship; Redesignates official state flagship as S.S. American Victory."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 249"
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citation: "Florida HB 249 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["executive branch"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-27"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gonzalez Pittman"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-10-22"
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last_action: "2026-04-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99d94739-077f-41c2-bdd7-502514521c21"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "6bc6915ac467ba5e40a72f6948d2c82bf28ae1f839e3f320e26e6da611af4716"
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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 249 (2026) — Designation of Official State Flagship
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Designation of Official State Flagship; Redesignates official state flagship as S.S. American Victory.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-27.
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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 249 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 249 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 249 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/249/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **23–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Gonzalez Pittman — primary (person)
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- State Affairs Committee — primary (organization)
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- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
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- Gossett-Seidman — cosponsor (person)
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- Valdés — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-10-22** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-10-28** Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-10-28** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-10-28** Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-29** Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-29** Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-29** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2026-01-30** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-03** Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2026-02-03** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-03** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-04** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-05** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
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- **2026-02-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-11** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-12** In Messages
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- **2026-02-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-18** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-06** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-06** Substituted for SB 1656
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- **2026-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** In Messages
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- **2026-03-06** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-02** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-03** Chapter No. 2026-27
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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/99d94739-077f-41c2-bdd7-502514521c21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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