| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to display of United States flags; |
| 3 | providing a short title; creating ss. 125.564 and |
| 4 | 166.0481, F.S.; prohibiting a county or municipality from |
| 5 | enacting or enforcing an ordinance or regulation that |
| 6 | would prohibit the display of a United States flag by |
| 7 | certain persons in a respectful manner or require a permit |
| 8 | or payment of any fee to authorize such display; providing |
| 9 | an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Florida Flies the |
| 14 | Flag Act." |
| 15 | Section 2. Section 125.564, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 16 | to read: |
| 17 | 125.564 United States flag display regulation.--No county |
| 18 | shall enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation that would |
| 19 | prohibit the display of a United States flag by a property owner |
| 20 | or tenant in a respectful manner or require a permit or payment |
| 21 | of any fee to authorize such display. |
| 22 | Section 3. Section 166.0481, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 23 | to read: |
| 24 | 166.0481 United States flag display regulation.--No |
| 25 | municipality shall enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation |
| 26 | that would prohibit the display of a United States flag by a |
| 27 | property owner or tenant in a respectful manner or require a |
| 28 | permit or payment of any fee to authorize such display. |
| 29 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |