Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1120
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  02/06/2024           .                                
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       The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
       (Martin) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 23 - 43
    4  and insert:
    5         (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
    6         (a) “Governmental entity” means a governmental agency, a
    7  local government, or another unit of local government and
    8  includes public schools, public colleges, and public
    9  universities.
   10         (b) “Veteran” means a person who is an active or former
   11  member of the United States Armed Forces or Coast Guard,
   12  including reserve components.
   13         (2)(a) A governmental entity may not erect or display a
   14  flag that represents a political viewpoint, including, but not
   15  limited to, a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation
   16  and gender, or political ideology viewpoint. The governmental
   17  entity must remain neutral when representing political
   18  viewpoints in displaying or erecting a flag.
   19         (b) This subsection does not limit the ability of:
   20         1. A private individual to express private speech or
   21  viewpoints or exercise rights protected by the First Amendment
   22  to the United States Constitution.
   23         2. A governmental entity to display or erect a flag
   24  required or authorized by general law.
   25         (3) A governmental entity that displays the United States
   26  flag must display the United States flag in a prominent position
   27  that is superior to any other flag that is also displayed.
   28         (4) A veteran may, at any time, use reasonable force to
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   31  And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete lines 4 - 11
   33  and insert:
   34         defining terms; prohibiting certain governmental
   35         entities from erecting or displaying certain flags;
   36         requiring governmental entities to remain neutral in
   37         certain circumstances; providing applicability;
   38         requiring certain governmental entities to display the
   39         United States flag in a certain position; authorizing
   40         veterans