Designation of the State Birds

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation incorrectly states that the bill removes the mockingbird as the official state bird without providing a reason for its replacement, which is not detailed in the official source material.

Designation of State Birds

This bill designates the American flamingo as Florida's official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new law that makes the American flamingo the official state bird of Florida.
• Designates the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird of Florida.

Who It Names or Affects

• The people and government of Florida will use these birds in official contexts.

Terms To Know

Official State Bird

A bird chosen by a state to represent it officially.

Supersedes

Replaces or makes something no longer valid.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not explain why the mockingbird is being replaced.
• It's unclear how this change will be implemented in official contexts.

Official Summary Text

Designation of the State Birds; Designates American flamingo as official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird; provides that such designation supersedes designation of mockingbird as official Florida state bird.

Current Bill Text

HB 11 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to designation of the state birds; 2
creating s. 15.0352, F.S.; designating the American 3
flamingo as the official state bird and the Florida 4
scrub-jay as the official state songbird; providing 5
that such designation supersedes the designation of 6
the mockingbird as the official Florida state bird; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 15.0352, Florida Statutes, is created 12
to read: 13
15.0352 Official state birds.— 14
(1) The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is 15
designated the official Florida state bird. 16
(2) The Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is 17
designated the official Florida state songbird. 18
Section 2. The designation of the American flamingo as the 19
official Florida state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the 20
official Florida state songbird by s. 15.0352, Florida Statutes, 21
supersedes the designation of the mockingbird as the official 22
Florida state bird by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, 23
adopted during the 1927 Regular Session. 24
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 25