The Florida Senate

SB 2176: Discrimination in the Treatment of Persons [EPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Lawson

Discrimination in the Treatment of Persons [EPSC]; Provides definitions for purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act. Provides criteria for determining different types of impairments. Revises the powers of the Florida Commission on Human Relations. Specifies that protections extend to women who are pregnant or who have any medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. Revises the procedure for filing a complaint with the commission, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/25/2009	Senate	• Filed
  3/10/2009	Senate	• Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00170
  3/19/2009	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 00170
  5/2/2009	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Community Affairs

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• SB 2176, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:47 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 397	Prohibited Discrimination	Skidmore	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died, reference deferred Location:
  H 1007 (c1)	Florida Commission on Human Relations	Thompson	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA) Location:
  S 2012	Prohibited Discrimination [CPSC]	Deutch	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Commerce Location:

  Citations - Statutes (23)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  419.001	Site selection of community residential homes.
  760.01	Purposes; construction; title.
  760.02	Definitions.
  760.0201
  760.05	Functions of the commission.
  760.06	Powers of the commission.
  760.07	Remedies for unlawful discrimination.
  760.08	Discrimination in places of public accommodation.
  760.10	Unlawful employment practices.
  760.11	Administrative and civil remedies; construction.
  760.12
  760.13
  760.22	Definitions.
  760.221
  760.23	Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices.
  760.24	Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services.
  760.25	Discrimination in the financing of housing or in residential real estate transactions.
  760.29	Exemptions.
  760.31	Powers and duties of commission.
  760.32	Investigations; subpoenas; oaths.
  760.34	Enforcement.
  760.50	Discrimination on the basis of AIDS, AIDS-related complex, and HIV prohibited.
  760.60	Discriminatory practices of certain clubs prohibited; remedies.

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