HJR 1093 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Judiciary recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire joint resolution and insert:
10	House Joint Resolution
11	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 2 of
12	Article I of the State Constitution to prohibit depriving
13	a person of any right because of mental disability, as
14	defined by general law.
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16	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18	That the amendment to Section 2 of Article I of the State
19	Constitution set forth below is agreed to and shall be submitted
20	to the electors of Florida for approval or rejection at the
21	general election to be held in November 2004:
22	ARTICLE I
23	DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
24	SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and
25	male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable
26	rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and
27	liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and
28	to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the
29	ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real
30	property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated
31	or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right
32	because of race, religion, national origin, or physical or
33	mental disability, as the term “mental disability” may be
34	defined by general law.
35	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the title and substance of the
36	amendment proposed herein shall appear on the ballot as follows:
37	BASIC RIGHTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
38	Proposes an amendment to Section 2 of Article I of the
39	State Constitution to prohibit depriving a person of any right
40	because of mental disability, as the term “mental disability”
41	may be defined by general law.
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