It was “Jimmy Buffett Day” in Florida Thursday and at the state capitol in Tallahassee legislators helped celebrate by advancing two bills which would honor the beloved singer-songwriter.

Buffett, who was born in Pascagoula, Miss., but considered Mobile his “hometown,” died in September at the age of 76. His love of the Sunshine State — and the Florida Keys in particular — are well-established.

Two Senate bills would create a Florida specialty license plate in Buffett’s honor, with the proceeds going to the charitable foundation Singing For Change, according to BuffetNews.com.

Buffett founded Singing For Change in 1995 to support community-based organizations. Buffett concert tickets would include a note that $1 of each ticket price was donated to SFC.

Two House Bills, meanwhile, would rename State Road A1A throughout Florida as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway.” The highway runs along Florida’s east coast some 338 miles from Fernandina Beach to Key West, the latter of which inspired much of Buffett’s music and laid-back persona.

Both bills advanced through their first committee hearings Thursday, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.

Thursday’s events also included a midday press conference celebrating Jimmy Buffet Day and a performance by Scotty Emerick, a member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, according to BuffettNews.com.

Also on hand were Buffett’s daughter, sister and niece, as well as the Tallahassee Parrot Head Club.

“Somebody said that my dad didn’t live to be 100; he just did it in three-quarter time,” Savannah Buffett, his daughter, told the newspaper. “This is such a wonderful tribute.”