Florida Senate - 2016 SJR 1548
By Senator Clemens
27-01620-16 20161548__
1 Senate Joint Resolution
2 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 2
3 of Article I of the State Constitution to delete a
4 provision authorizing laws that regulate or prohibit
5 the ownership, inheritance, disposition, and
6 possession of real property by aliens ineligible for
7 citizenship.
8
9 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
10
11 That the following amendment to Section 2 of Article I of
12 the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to
13 the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next
14 general election or at an earlier special election specifically
15 authorized by law for that purpose:
16 ARTICLE I
17 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
18 SECTION 2. Basic rights.—All natural persons, female and
19 male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable
20 rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and
21 liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and
22 to acquire, possess, and protect property; except that the
23 ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real
24 property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated
25 or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right
26 because of race, religion, national origin, or physical
27 disability.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be
29 placed on the ballot:
30 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
31 ARTICLE I, SECTION 2
32 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.—Proposing an amendment to the State
33 Constitution to eliminate authority granted to the Legislature
34 to regulate or eliminate the real property rights of aliens
35 ineligible for citizenship. This amendment will provide that all
36 natural persons are equal before the law and have an inalienable
37 right to acquire, possess, and protect property, without
38 exception.