Florida Senate - 2012 SB 276 By Senator Sachs 30-00050-12 2012276__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to special observances; creating s. 3 683.146, F.S.; designating August 7 of each year as 4 “Purple Heart Day”; providing an effective date. 5 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7 8 Section 1. Section 683.146, Florida Statutes, is created to 9 read: 10 683.146 Purple Heart Day.— 11 (1) August 7 of each year is designated as “Purple Heart 12 Day.” 13 (2) The Governor may annually issue a proclamation 14 designating August 7 as “Purple Heart Day.” Public officials, 15 schools, private organizations, and all residents of the state 16 are encouraged to commemorate Purple Heart Day and honor those 17 wounded or killed while serving in any branch of the United 18 States Armed Services. 19 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.