Bills seek to ban display of Confederate flag on public property across Florida
Kristen M. Clark, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Friday, September 25, 2015 3:32pm
A bill filed Thursday in the Florida House would prohibit local, county or state government entities in Florida from displaying the Confederate flag or similar symbols. HB 243 was introduced by Rep. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg. (Download HB 0243 Display of Confederate flag)
An identical bill, SB 154, was filed in August by Democratic Sens. Geraldine Thompson of Orlando and Dwight Bullard of Cutler Bay. That bill has been referred to four committees, so it faces an uphill battle for passage, if it's considered at all. The House bill had yet to be assigned to any committees, as of this afternoon.
The bills specifically ban the display of "any flag or emblem of the Confederate States of America or its military or naval forces at any time within the years 1860 to 1865." Such items would be barred from any building, structure or property that's owned or leased by a governmental entity in the state ...
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