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  CS/HB 249  2026 Legislature
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2An act relating to the designation of the official
3state flagship; amending s. 15.0465, F.S.;
4redesignating the official state flagship as the S.S.
5American Victory; providing an effective date.
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7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9Section 1.  Section 15.0465, Florida Statutes, is amended
10to read:
1115.0465       Official state flagship.—The S.S. American
12Victory, a 455-foot historic steamship, built in 1944 schooner
13Western Union, a 130-foot historic sailing vessel of the tall
14ship class, built in Key West and first launched in 1939, is
15designated the official state flagship.
16Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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