SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1214
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 265604
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Senator Smith moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 760.021 Enforcement.--
18 (1) The Attorney General may commence a civil action
19 for damages, injunctive relief, civil penalties not to exceed
20 $10,000 per violation, or any other relief that may be
21 appropriate under law if the Attorney General has reasonable
22 cause to believe that any person or group:
23 (a) Has engaged in a pattern or practice of
24 discrimination as defined by state law; or
25 (b) Has been discriminated against as defined by state
26 law and such discrimination raises an issue of general public
27 importance.
28 (2) The Attorney General may file an action under this
29 section in the circuit court of the county where the complaint
30 arises or in the circuit court for the Second Judicial Circuit
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1214
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 265604
1 (3) In any proceeding under this section, the
2 respondent may request, before any responsive pleading is due,
3 that a hearing be held no earlier than 5 days but no more than
4 30 days after the filing of the complaint, at which the court
5 shall determine whether the complaint on its face, makes a
6 prima facie showing that a pattern or practice of
7 discrimination exists or that, as a result of discrimination,
8 an issue of general public importance exists.
9 (4) The Attorney General is entitled to an award of
10 reasonable attorney's fees and costs if the Department of
11 Legal Affairs prevails in an action brought under this
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13 (5) Any damages recovered under this section shall
14 accrue to the injured party.
15 (6) Civil penalties collected under this section
16 accrue to the state and shall be deposited into the General
17 Revenue Fund unallocated.
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21 And the title is amended as follows:
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25 providing for venue; providing for a hearing to
26 determine a prima facie case;
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