Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 120
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                 Comm: UNFAV           .                                
                  02/10/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Stargel) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (131762) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 255 and 256
    5  insert:
    6         Section 8. Section 760.101, Florida Statutes, is created to
    7  read:
    8         760.101 Exemption from part.—
    9         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   10         (a) “Closely held for-profit entity” means an entity for
   11  which no ownership interest is publicly traded and in which at
   12  least 50 percent of the ownership interest is concentrated in 10
   13  or fewer owners.
   14         (b) “Nonprofit entity” means an organization that qualifies
   15  for tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. s. 501.
   16         (c) “Religious institution” has the same meaning as in s.
   17  496.404(23).
   18         (2) Notwithstanding s. 760.07 or s. 760.35, a cause of
   19  action may not be brought against a closely held for-profit
   20  entity, a nonprofit entity, or a religious institution for a
   21  violation of this part, part II of this chapter, or s. 509.092
   22  for discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual
   23  orientation, as those terms are defined in s. 760.02, if the
   24  entity or institution asserts a religious viewpoint or belief as
   25  the reason for the violation.
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   28  And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Delete line 481
   30  and insert:
   31         creating s. 760.101, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting
   32         a cause of action from being brought against any
   33         closely held for-profit entity, nonprofit entity, or
   34         religious institution for specified violations under
   35         certain circumstances;