Proposed Changes to Florida's Official State Bird Designations
October 9, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Nov 4, 2025SenateNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- Nov 4, 2025SenateCommitteeFavorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
- Oct 27, 2025SenateOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Oct 21, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
- Oct 9, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
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View official text →The Frame
If enacted, this legislation would formally update Florida's official state symbols, effectively ending the 1927 designation of the mockingbird as the state bird.
Current stage: Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government.
Floor Vote.
Background
- The mockingbird was established as the official state bird of Florida by the legislature in 1927. context
Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to the mockingbird's status?
When would these changes take effect?
Why It Matters
If enacted, this legislation would formally update Florida's official state symbols, effectively ending the 1927 designation of the mockingbird as the state bird.
News Coverage
Voting Record
Favorable
Total
10
Yes
8
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (10)
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Replacement of Long-standing State Symbol
The bill explicitly seeks to overturn a designation made nearly a century ago in 1927.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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