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(The Center Square) – A bill that would authorize renaming Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump has cleared both the Florida House and Senate.
House Bill 919 passed the Senate 25-11 on Thursday. The name change to President Donald J. Trump International Airport is subject to approval by the Federal Aviation Administration and the successful execution of an agreement between Palm Beach County and a trademark holder authorizing commercial use of the name.
Bill sponsor Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Indialantic, said the use of the president’s name would be royalty free and that he would not receive financial consideration “of any kind” for the use of his name.
Some Democratic lawmakers pushed back, saying there were still ways Trump could profit off the change.
“The main objection that I have with this bill is in the context of this trademark application that President Trump has just recently made.,” said Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando. “We know that trademark a...
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