Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 110
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/17/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Soto) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 20 - 38
    4  and insert:
    5         (1) A church or religious organization as described in s.
    6  760.10(9), an individual employed by a church or religious
    7  organization within the meaning of s. 760.10(9) while acting
    8  within the scope of that employment, a clergy member or
    9  minister, or an individual providing a ministerial function may
   10  not be required to solemnize any marriage.
   11         (2) A church or religious organization as described in s.
   12  760.10(9), an individual employed by a church or religious
   13  organization within the meaning of s. 760.10(9) while acting
   14  within the scope of that employment, a clergy member or
   15  minister, or an individual providing a ministerial function may
   16  not be required to provide services, accommodations, facilities,
   17  goods, or privileges outside the meaning of s. 760.02(11) for a
   18  purpose related to the solemnization, formation, or celebration
   19  of any marriage if such an action would cause the church or
   20  religious organization, an individual employed by such an
   21  organization within the scope of that employment, a clergy
   22  member or minister acting within the scope of services or
   23  activities provided by such an organization, or an individual
   24  providing a ministerial function within the scope of services or
   25  activities provided such an organization to violate a sincerely
   26  held religious belief of the entity or individual.
   27         (3) The terms “services,” “accommodations,” “facilities,”
   28  “goods,” or “privileges” as described in subsection (2) may not
   29  be interpreted to mean solemnization of marriage. The provisions
   30  in subsection (2) do not abridge the rights regarding the
   31  solemnization of marriage as provided in subsection (1).
   32         (4) A refusal to solemnize any marriage or provide
   33  services, accommodations, facilities, goods, or privileges under
   34  subsection (1) or subsection (2) may not serve as the basis for
   35  a civil or criminal cause of action or any other action by this
   36  state or a political subdivision of this state to penalize or
   37  withhold benefits or privileges, including tax exemptions or
   38  governmental contracts, grants, or licenses, from any entity or
   39  individual protected under subsection (1) or subsection (2).
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   41  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   42  And the title is amended as follows:
   43         Delete line 9
   44  and insert:
   45         violate a sincerely held religious belief; providing
   46         that certain terms do not include solemnization of
   47         marriage; prohibiting certain rights from being
   48         abridged; prohibiting