Bill > H0161

Introduced Session

An act relating to prohibited discrimination; providing a short title; amending s. 509.092, F.S.; prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; providing an exception for constitutionally protected free exercise of religion; amending s. 760.01, F.S.; revising the purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to include sexual orientation and gender identity; reordering and amending s. 760.02, F.S.; defining the terms "gender identity" and "sexual orientation"; amending ss. 760.05 and 760.07, F.S.; revising the functions of the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the provisions regarding remedies for unlawful discrimination to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, respectively, to conform to changes made by the act; amending ss. 760.08 and 760.10, F.S.; prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in places of public accommodation and with respect to specified unlawful employment practices, respectively; providing an exception for constitutionally protected free exercise of religion; amending s. 760.22, F.S.; defining the terms "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" for purposes of the Fair Housing Act; amending ss. 760.23, 760.24, 760.25, and 760.26, F.S.; prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity with respect to the sale or rental of housing, provision of brokerage services, financing of housing or in residential real estate transactions, and land use decisions and in permitting of development, respectively; amending s. 760.29, F.S.; revising an exemption from the Fair Housing Act regarding the appraisal of real property to conform to changes made by the act; amending s. 760.60, F.S.; prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity with respect to practices of certain clubs; amending s. 419.001, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date.

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Jackeline Toledo (R)*,  Jennifer Webb (D)*,  Ramon Alexander (D),  Vance Aloupis (R),  Loranne Ausley (D),  Mike Caruso (R),  Joe Casello (D),  Chuck Clemons (R),  John Cortes (D),  Dan Daley (D),  Tracie Davis (D),  Ben Diamond (D),  Fentrice Driskell (D),  Bobby DuBose (D),  Nicholas Duran (D),  Anna Eskamani (D),  Javier Fernández (D),  Heather Fitzenhagen (R),  Joseph Geller (D),  Joy Goff-Marcil (D),  Margaret Good (D),  Mike Gottlieb (D),  Michael Grieco (D),  Dianne Hart-Lowman (D),  Adam Hattersley (D),  Delores Hogan Johnson (D),  Kristin Jacobs (D),  Evan Jenne (D),  Shev Jones (D),  Dotie Joseph (D),  Sam Killebrew (R),  Chip LaMarca (R),  Christopher Latvala (R),  Amber Mariano (R),  Amy Mercado (D),  Wengay Newton (D),  Rene Plasencia (R),  Cindy Polo (D),  Tina Polsky (D),  Holly Raschein (R),  David Silvers (D),  Emily Slosberg-King (D),  Carlos Smith (D),  Richard Stark (D),  Susan L. Valdés (R),  Barbara Watson (D),  Clovis Watson (D),  Matt Willhite (D), 

Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee (on 03/14/2020)

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