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SB 982: Florida Civil Rights Act

GENERAL BILL by Thompson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith ; Gibson

Florida Civil Rights Act; Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of pregnancy in public lodging and food service establishments and in places of public accommodation; prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of pregnancy by labor organizations, joint labor-management committees, and employment agencies, and in occupational licensing, certification, and membership organizations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/22/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-68
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/26/2015 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 99
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 99
    3/18/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/23/2015 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 253
    3/24/2015 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 253
    3/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/31/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/31/2015 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 316
    4/1/2015 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 316
    4/6/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/09/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/9/2015 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 377
    4/10/2015 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15
    4/14/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 420
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/22/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 492
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 492
    4/22/2015 House • In Messages
    • Referred to Calendar -HJ 676
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
    • Received -HJ 676
    4/23/2015 House • Substituted for HB 625 -HJ 750
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 750
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 804
    • Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 2 -HJ 805
    4/24/2015 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 656
    5/7/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/21/2015 • Approved by Governor
    5/22/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-68

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  • SB 982, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2015 at 3:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 625 Florida Civil Rights Act Cortes, Berman Identical Last Action: 4/23/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 982 (Ch. 2015-68) -HJ 750
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    509.092 Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.01 Purposes; construction; title. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.05 Functions of the commission. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. Page 3 (pdf)
    760.08 Discrimination in places of public accommodation. Page 3 (pdf)
    760.10 Unlawful employment practices. Page 4 (pdf)
    760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 982, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2015 at 9:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/20/2015 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/30/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2015 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2015 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 625 Florida Civil Rights Act Cortes, Berman Identical Last Action: 4/23/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 982 (Ch. 2015-68) -HJ 750
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    645623 - Amendment
    Remove lines 67-82 and insert:     		Gaetz 4/22/2015
    4:04 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/23/2015     		PDF
    841039 - Amendment
    Remove lines 67-82 and insert:     		Gaetz 4/23/2015
    8:35 AM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/23/2015     		PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/23/2015 4:00 PM Commerce and Tourism 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/31/2015 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/9/2015 9:00 AM Rules 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/22/2015 2:22 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/24/2015 12:21 PM House 115 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    509.092 Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.01 Purposes; construction; title. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.05 Functions of the commission. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. Page 3 (pdf)
    760.08 Discrimination in places of public accommodation. Page 3 (pdf)
    760.10 Unlawful employment practices. Page 4 (pdf)
    760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 7 (pdf)

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