Florida · House Bill 11 · 2026 Regular Session

Designation of the State Birds

  1. Introduced Sep 4, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 1, 2025
  3. Passed the House Feb 11, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Designation of the State Birds; Designates American flamingo as official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird; provides that such designation supersedes designation of mockingbird as official Florida state bird.

Every action

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

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee · House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee · House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeAdded to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda · House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeFavorable by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee · House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee14–1 vote
  7. CommitteeReported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee · House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeNow in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  9. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  10. CommitteeAdded to State Affairs Committee agenda · House State Affairs Committee
  11. CommitteeFavorable by State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee25–0 vote
  12. CommitteeReported out of State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  13. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  14. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  15. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HousePassed; YEAS 112, NAYS 1
  5. SenateIn Messages
  6. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  7. SenateReceived
  8. CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 112–1
Feb 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 112 No 1 Not voting 4
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 112

No · 1

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 20 cosponsors: 13 Republicans, 7 Democrats.

All 20 cosponsors

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