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SB 120: Prohibited Discrimination

GENERAL BILL by Abruzzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sobel ; Soto ; Latvala ; Margolis ; Hutson ; Bullard ; Ring ; Thompson ; Clemens ; Gibson

Prohibited Discrimination; Creating the “Florida Competitive Workforce Act”; revising provisions to include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression and the perception of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap, or marital status as impermissible grounds for discrimination; providing an exception for constitutionally protected free exercise of religion, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 2/11/2016 Senate - Unfavorable by Judiciary, laid on Table; YEAS 5 NAYS 5 -SJ 402
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  4. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/11/2015 Senate • Filed
    8/21/2015 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 12
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 12
    1/21/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/26/16, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/3/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/08/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 5 NAYS 5)
    2/9/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/09/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Motion to Reconsider Abandoned
    2/11/2016 Senate • Unfavorable by Judiciary, laid on Table; YEAS 5 NAYS 5 -SJ 402

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  • SB 120, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/11/2015 at 5:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/25/2016 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 45 Prohibited Discrimination Raschein Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Economic Affairs Committee
    Location: In committee/council (EAC)

    Committee Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    828464 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Bean)
    2/5/2016
    1:48 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 744324 - Amendment to Amendment (828464)
    Between lines 253 and 254 insert:
    Judiciary
    (Stargel)
    2/8/2016
    11:53 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    873568 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Soto)
    2/5/2016
    1:48 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 906078 - Amendment to Amendment (873568)
    Between lines 255 and 256 insert:
    Judiciary
    (Stargel)
    2/8/2016
    11:53 AM
    Unfavorable
    2/9/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    131762 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Simmons)
    2/8/2016
    12:48 PM
    Unfavorable
    2/10/2016
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 978134 - Amendment to Amendment (131762)
    Between lines 255 and 256 insert:
    Judiciary
    (Stargel)
    2/8/2016
    4:31 PM
    Unfavorable
    2/10/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/9/2016 4:00 PM Judiciary 5 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    419.001 Site selection of community residential homes. Page 17 (pdf)
    509.092 Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises. Page 10 (pdf)
    760.01 Purposes; construction; title. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.02 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    760.05 Functions of the commission. Page 5 (pdf)
    760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. Page 6 (pdf)
    760.08 Discrimination in places of public accommodation. Page 6 (pdf)
    760.10 Unlawful employment practices. Page 7 (pdf)
    760.22 Definitions. Page 10 (pdf)
    760.23 Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices. Page 13 (pdf)
    760.24 Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services. Page 14 (pdf)
    760.25 Discrimination in the financing of housing or in residential real estate transactions. Page 15 (pdf)
    760.26 Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development. Page 16 (pdf)
    760.29 Exemptions. Page 16 (pdf)
    760.60 Discriminatory practices of certain clubs prohibited; remedies. Page 16 (pdf)

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