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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1816: 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

SB 1816 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials. Primary sponsor: Stan McClain (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability.

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; Citing this act as the "Historic Florida Monuments and Memorials Protection Act"; preempting all removal, damage, and destruction of historic Florida monuments and memorials; providing that any existing or future ordinance, regulation, or rule to the contrary, and certain actions by elected or appointed local government officials, are void; providing that it is no defense that a local government was acting in good faith or upon the advice of counsel; prohibiting the use of public funds to defend or reimburse unlawful conduct of certain persons, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stan McClainPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate9

“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 Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
  4. Introduced
  5. Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Rules
  6. Filed

Sources

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