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HB 635: Unlawful Discrimination

GENERAL BILL by Watson, B.

Unlawful Discrimination; Prohibits discrimination on basis of height or weight in specified areas; revises general purpose of Florida Civil Rights Act; revises function of Florida Commission on Human Relations; provides civil & administrative remedies for discrimination on basis of height or weight; provides exception to unlawful employment practices based on height or weight; reenacts provisions relating to administrative & civil remedies for violations of Florida Civil Rights Act.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/14/2019 House • Filed
11/25/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 52
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 52
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee