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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 496

Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials
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SPONSOR
McClain
FILED BY
Stan McClain — District 9, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
Upon becoming a law
DIED IN
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
PROVIDED SUMMARY

Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials; Citing this act as the “Historic Florida Monuments and Memorials Protection Act”; preempting all removal, damage to, or 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 civil penalties for certain officials who engage in certain actions; authorizing a local government to temporarily remove and relocate a monument or memorial in certain instances provided certain requirements are met, etc.

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TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/1/2025
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community...
11/13/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 267.201
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s. 267.201
+1251 / −0