| 1 | House Joint Resolution |
| 2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 2 of |
| 3 | Article I of the State Constitution relating to basic |
| 4 | rights. |
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| 6 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 8 | That the following amendment to Section 2 of Article I of |
| 9 | the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
| 10 | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
| 11 | general election or at an earlier special election specifically |
| 12 | authorized by law for that purpose: |
| 13 | ARTICLE I |
| 14 | DECLARATION OF RIGHTS |
| 15 | SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and |
| 16 | male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable |
| 17 | rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and |
| 18 | liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and |
| 19 | to acquire, possess, and protect property; except that the |
| 20 | ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real |
| 21 | property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated |
| 22 | or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right |
| 23 | because of race, religion, national origin, or physical |
| 24 | disability. |
| 25 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be |
| 26 | placed on the ballot: |
| 27 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| 28 | ARTICLE I, SECTION 2 |
| 29 | REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR |
| 30 | CITIZENSHIP.--Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution |
| 31 | to delete a provision stating that the ownership, inheritance, |
| 32 | disposition, and possession of real property by aliens |
| 33 | ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by |
| 34 | law. |