House Bill 1749e1

                                      HB 1749, First Engrossed/ntc



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Law Day; creating s. 683.22,

  3         F.S.; designating "Law Day" and "Law Week";

  4         providing an effective date.

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  6         WHEREAS, Law Day USA was established by United States

  7  Presidential Proclamation in 1958 and reaffirmed by a Joint

  8  Resolution of Congress in 1961, and

  9         WHEREAS, Law Day in Florida has been declared by

10  proclamation by the state's Governors since that time, and

11         WHEREAS, many voluntary bar associations in Florida

12  traditionally have chosen to observe Law Day by a week of

13  activities and events providing services and education to the

14  general public, and

15         WHEREAS, the United States of America, and Florida in

16  particular, have been the citadels of individual liberty and

17  beacons of hope and opportunity to many millions who have

18  sought our shores, and

19         WHEREAS, the wellspring of individual freedom and

20  liberty is the body of law that governs us, and

21         WHEREAS, the Constitutions of the United States and of

22  Florida are the heart of that body of law that guarantees our

23  many freedoms -- including freedom of religious belief,

24  freedom to have and hold property inviolate, freedom of

25  assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of

26  petition, and due process of law, among others, and

27         WHEREAS, this year marks the 40th 41st annual

28  nationwide observance of "Law Day," NOW, THEREFORE,

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30  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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                                      HB 1749, First Engrossed/ntc



  1         Section 1.  Section 683.22, Florida Statutes, is

  2  created to read:

  3         683.22  Law Day and Law Week.--

  4         (1)  May 1 of each year is designated as "Law Day," and

  5  the week starting with the Sunday preceding May 1 is

  6  proclaimed "Law Week" in Florida. If May 1 falls on a Sunday,

  7  Law Week begins on that day.  During the week, all residents,

  8  schools, businesses, and clubs and the mass media are invited

  9  to commemorate the role of law in our lives. The theme to be

10  celebrated will be determined by the Supreme Court of Florida

11  and publicized and supported by the lawyers of Florida through

12  The Florida Bar.

13         (2)  The Governor may issue annually a proclamation

14  celebrating these events, with a theme to be determined by the

15  Supreme Court of Florida and supported by the lawyers of

16  Florida through The Florida Bar.

17         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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