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FL S1010

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Gary Farmer

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals Section 741.212, Florida Statutes, which prohibited recognition of same-sex marriages performed in Florida, other states, or foreign jurisdictions

  • Removes the statutory definition of "marriage" that limited it to a legal union between one man and one woman

  • Eliminates the prohibition on giving effect to public acts, records, or judicial proceedings from other jurisdictions regarding marriages not previously recognized in Florida

  • Directs the Division of Law Revision to prepare a reviser's bill for the 2021 Regular Session to replace "husband" and "wife" with "spouse," "husband and wife" with "spouses," and "husband or wife" with "either spouse" throughout Florida Statutes

  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law

Legislative Description

Marriage Equality

Last Action

Died in Judiciary

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/13/2019

Full Bill Text

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