Florida Statutes
Chapter 683 - Legal Holidays; Special Observances
683.147 - Medal of Honor Day.


(1) March 25 of each year is designated as “Medal of Honor Day.”
(2) The Governor may annually issue a proclamation designating March 25 as Medal of Honor Day and calling upon public officials, schools, private organizations, and all residents of the state to commemorate Medal of Honor Day and honor recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor who distinguished themselves through their conspicuous bravery and gallantry during wartime, and at considerable risk to their own lives, while serving as members of the United States Armed Forces.
History.—s. 49, ch. 2018-7.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations

Chapter 683 - Legal Holidays; Special Observances

683.01 - Legal Holidays.

683.02 - Meaning of Term “Legal Holidays” as Used in Contracts.

683.04 - Arbor Day.

683.05 - Pan-American Day.

683.06 - Pascua Florida Day.

683.08 - Gasparilla Day, Legal Holiday in Hillsborough County.

683.09 - Desoto Day, Legal Holiday in Manatee County.

683.10 - Grandparents’ and Family Caregivers’ Day.

683.11 - Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law Enforcement Appreciation Month.

683.115 - Law Enforcement Memorial Day.

683.12 - Parade Day, Hillsborough County.

683.13 - State Observance of National Day of Mourning.

683.14 - Patriots’ Day.

683.145 - I Am an American Day.

683.1455 - American Founders’ Month.

683.146 - Purple Heart Day.

683.147 - Medal of Honor Day.

683.15 - Teacher’s Day.

683.16 - Retired Teachers’ Day.

683.17 - Parents’ and Children’s Day.

683.18 - Save the Florida Panther Day.

683.185 - Everglades Day.

683.19 - Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday; Designation as Legal Holiday by Chief Circuit Judges.

683.195 - Florida Jewish History Month.

683.21 - Juneteenth Day.

683.22 - Law Day and Law Week.

683.23 - Florida Missing Children’s Day.

683.231 - Citizen Support Organization for Florida Missing Children’s Day.

683.24 - Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Day.

683.25 - Bill of Rights Day.

683.26 - Ronald Reagan Day.

683.325 - Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day.

683.33 - Three Kings Day.

683.331 - Child Welfare Professionals Recognition Day.

683.332 - Ronshay Dugans Act.

683.333 - Foster Family Appreciation Week.

683.334 - Victims of Communism Day.

683.3341 - Responsible Fatherhood Month.