Florida · Senate Bill 880 · 2025 Regular Session

Designation of the State Birds

SB 880 Sponsored by Ileana Garcia Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 19, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Designation of the State Birds; Designating the American flamingo as the official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird; providing that such designations supersede the designation of the mockingbird as the official Florida state bird, etc.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Environment and Natural Resources8–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  10. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  11. CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate Environment and Natural Resources Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 8–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 11

Not voting · 1

 11–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.