SB 982 (2015) -  Florida Civil Rights Act

General Bill by Thompson (CO-SPONSORS) 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.
SB Substituted for HB 625 By Cortes, B. and Berman
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/22/15 Chapter No. 2015-68 on Friday, May 22, 2015 2:11 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 03/23/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/31/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/09/15 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 625 Subject: Florida Civil Rights Act Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/10/2015 9:05:22 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/7/2015 10:50:45 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/31/2015 7:40:20 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/30/2015 4:27:36 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/23/2015 7:08:04 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/20/2015 4:05:58 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/22/2015 02:22 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 26] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/24/2015 12:21 PM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 312] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2015-68 Time: 05/22/2015 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/21/2015 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/07/2015 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 656 Time: 04/24/2015 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/24/2015 - 1:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 2 Time: 04/24/2015 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/24/2015 - 12:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/23/2015 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Substituted for HB 625 Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 841039 withdrawn Time: 04/23/2015 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 841039 filed Time: 04/23/2015 - 8:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 645623 withdrawn Time: 04/23/2015 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2015) Time: 04/22/2015 - 9:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/22/2015 - 8:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/22/2015 - 8:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/22/2015 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 645623 filed Time: 04/22/2015 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/22/2015 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 492 Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 492 Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/14/2015 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 420 Time: 04/14/2015 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15 Time: 04/10/2015 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377 Time: 04/10/2015 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 377 Time: 04/09/2015 - 11:51 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/09/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/06/2015 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 316 Time: 04/01/2015 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 316 Time: 03/31/2015 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/31/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/26/2015 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 253 Time: 03/24/2015 - 8:49 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 253 Time: 03/23/2015 - 6:13 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/18/2015 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 99 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 99 Time: 02/26/2015 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/18/2015 - 9:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
509.092 HB 33, SB 156, HB 625
760.01 HB 33, SB 156, HB 625
760.05 HB 33, SB 156, HB 625
760.07 HB 33, SB 156, HB 625
760.08 HB 33, SB 156, HB 625
760.10 HB 33, SB 156, HB 625
760.11 HB 625