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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1599: Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1599 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials. Primary sponsor: Webster Barnaby (Republican), Dean Black (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Government Operations Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials; Prohibits certain acts concerning historic monuments & memorials on public property; provides for standing to bring civil actions; provides civil penalties for officials who engage in certain actions; provides local government is liable in certain instances; requires state to restore or relocate monument or memorial in certain circumstances; prohibits distribution of funding to local governments until they reimburse state; authorizes removal or temporary relocation of monument or memorial in certain instances provided certain requirements are met; specifies certain duties of Division of Historical Resources & Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Webster BarnabyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Dean BlackPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Berny JacquesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  5. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  6. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  8. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source