Florida Senate - 2015                                    SB 1428
       
       
        
       By Senator Soto
       
       
       
       
       
       14-01039-15                                           20151428__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to marriage; amending s. 741.04, F.S.;
    3         deleting a requirement that a marriage license may be
    4         issued by a county court judge or clerk of the circuit
    5         court in this state only if one party to the marriage
    6         is male and the other party is female; amending s.
    7         741.212, F.S.; deleting a provision specifying that,
    8         for the purpose of interpreting any state law or rule,
    9         the term “marriage” means only a legal union between
   10         one man and one woman as husband and wife and that the
   11         term “spouse” applies only to a member of such a
   12         union; providing an effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   16         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 741.04, Florida
   17  Statutes, is amended to read:
   18         741.04 Marriage license issued.—
   19         (1) A No county court judge or clerk of the circuit court
   20  in this state may not shall issue a license for the marriage of
   21  any person unless there is shall be first presented and filed
   22  with him or her an affidavit in writing, signed by both parties
   23  to the marriage, providing the social security numbers or any
   24  other available identification numbers of each party, made and
   25  subscribed before a some person authorized by law to administer
   26  an oath, reciting the true and correct ages of such parties and;
   27  unless both such parties are shall be over the age of 18 years,
   28  except as provided in s. 741.0405; and unless one party is a
   29  male and the other party is a female. Pursuant to the federal
   30  Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
   31  of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social
   32  security number in accordance with this section. The state has a
   33  compelling interest in promoting not only marriage but also
   34  responsible parenting, which may include the payment of child
   35  support. Any person who has been issued a social security number
   36  shall provide that number. Disclosure of social security numbers
   37  or other identification numbers obtained through this
   38  requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of
   39  the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement. Any person
   40  who is not a citizen of the United States may provide either a
   41  social security number or an alien registration number if one
   42  has been issued by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and
   43  Immigration Services. Any person who is not a citizen of the
   44  United States and who has not been issued a social security
   45  number or an alien registration number is encouraged to provide
   46  another form of identification. Nothing in this subsection shall
   47  be construed to mean that a county court judge or clerk of the
   48  circuit court in this state may shall not issue a marriage
   49  license to individuals who are not citizens of the United States
   50  if one or both of the parties are unable to provide a social
   51  security number, alien registration number, or other
   52  identification number.
   53         Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 741.212, Florida
   54  Statutes, is amended to read:
   55         741.212 Marriages between persons of the same sex.—
   56         (3) For purposes of interpreting any state statute or rule,
   57  the term “marriage” means only a legal union between one man and
   58  one woman as husband and wife, and the term “spouse” applies
   59  only to a member of such a union.
   60         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.