Committee approves substitute to replace Cherokee Rose with native Sweetbay Magnolia

Feb 20, 2026

Senate Bill 240 (LC461464S) was presented as a substitute to replace the nonnative Cherokee Rose with the native Sweetbay Magnolia as a state symbol; the committee voted unanimously to do pass the substitute without amendment.

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The Natural Resources and the Environment committee unanimously approved a substitute to Senate Bill 240 that would replace the Cherokee Rose with the Sweetbay Magnolia as the state’s floral symbol.

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