Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1006
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  01/20/2022           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Gruters) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Before line 31
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Notwithstanding the designation of the official
    6  state song in s. 15.0327, Florida Statutes, that section shall
    7  be suspended for the period beginning December 5, 2022, and
    8  concluding December 4, 2023, during which time the song “It’s a
    9  Small World (After All),” written by Robert B. Sherman and
   10  Richard M. Sherman, is designated as the official song of the
   11  State of Florida to honor Walt Disney World’s ongoing
   12  celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the
   13  resort. This section expires December 5, 2023.
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   15  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   16  And the title is amended as follows:
   17         Delete lines 2 - 6
   18  and insert:
   19         An act relating to state symbols; designating “It’s a
   20         Small World (After All)” as the official state song
   21         for a specified period of time; providing for the
   22         expiration of such designation; creating s. 15.0522,
   23         F.S.; designating strawberry shortcake as the official
   24         state dessert; providing an effective date.
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   26         WHEREAS, Walt Disney was an animator, writer, filmmaker,
   27  and visionary entrepreneur, famous for his contributions to the
   28  animation industry with such films as Snow White and the Seven
   29  Dwarfs, Cinderella, and Mary Poppins, and for his creation of
   30  Mickey Mouse, and
   31         WHEREAS, in 1965, Walt Disney purchased 43 acres of land
   32  near Orlando with plans to build a second theme park, following
   33  the success of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and
   34         WHEREAS, in 1971, the Walt Disney World Resort opened near
   35  Orlando, encompassing 47 square miles, and Magic Kingdom, the
   36  most popular park, now attracts approximately 17 million
   37  visitors annually from around the world, and
   38         WHEREAS, another source of pride to Floridians is this
   39  state’s agricultural bounty, as more than 10,000 acres of
   40  strawberries are planted