HB 43: Churches or Religious Organizations
GENERAL BILL by Plakon ; Cortes, B. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Ahern ; Albritton ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Bileca ; Broxson ; Campbell ; Costello ; Drake ; Eisnaugle ; Fant ; Gonzalez ; Harrison ; Hill ; Mayfield ; Metz ; Moraitis ; O'Toole ; Renner ; Rodrigues, R. ; Stone ; Sullivan ; Van Zant ; Wood
Churches or Religious Organizations; Provides that churches or religious organizations, related organizations, or certain individuals may not be required to solemnize any marriage or provide services, accommodations, facilities, goods, or privileges for related purposes if such action would violate sincerely held religious belief; prohibits certain legal actions, penalties, or governmental sanctions against such individuals or entities.
-
Bill History
Date Chamber Action 8/10/2015 House • Filed
8/27/2015 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 10
9/30/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 10/07/15, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
10/7/2015 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 157
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 157
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 10
1/26/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/28/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall --Temporarily postponed
2/2/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/04/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/4/2016 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 5 -HJ 399
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 399
2/26/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
3/1/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 617
• Amendment(s) adopted (028115, 317591) -HJ 617
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 651
• Passed as amended; YEAS 82 NAYS 37 -HJ 651
3/2/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 585
• Received -SJ 585
• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 563
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 563
• Substituted for SB 110 -SJ 563
• Read 2nd time -SJ 563
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/3/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 633
• Amendment(s) failed (767712)
• Passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 15 -SJ 633
3/3/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 723
3/3/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 726
3/10/2016 • Approved by Governor -HJ 1048
• Chapter No. 2016-50
-
HB 43, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2016 at 2:20 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 110 Churches or Religious Organizations Bean Similar Last Action: 3/2/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 43 (Ch. 2016-50) -SJ 563
Location: Laid on Table
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 761.061 Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 43, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/1/2016 at 4:42 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 110 Churches or Religious Organizations Bean Similar Last Action: 3/2/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 43 (Ch. 2016-50) -SJ 563
Location: Laid on Table
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 767712 - Amendment
Delete line 37 and insert:Smith 3/3/2016
10:16 AMSenate: Failed
3/3/2016Web Page
PDFFloor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 3/2/2016 1:04 PM House 82 Yeas - 37 Nays 3/3/2016 1:58 PM Senate 23 Yeas - 15 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 761.061 Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 43, Original Filed Version Posted 8/10/2015 at 1:33 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2016 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2016 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 110 Churches or Religious Organizations Bean Identical Last Action: 3/2/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 43 (Ch. 2016-50) -SJ 563
Location: Laid on Table
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 816767 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Rodriguez, J. 2/3/2016
6:12 PMWithdrawn
2/4/2016PDF Floor Amendments (4)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 028115 - Amendment
Remove lines 20-30 and insert:Gonzalez 2/29/2016
1:20 PMHouse: Adopted
3/1/2016PDF 734961 - Amendment
Remove line 21 and insert:Richardson 2/29/2016
1:50 PMHouse: Withdrawn
3/1/2016PDF 145209 - Amendment
Remove line 21 and insert:Richardson 2/29/2016
1:50 PMHouse: Withdrawn
3/1/2016PDF 317591 - Amendment
Remove lines 33-38 and insert:Miller 2/29/2016
1:09 PMHouse: Adopted
3/1/2016PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 761.061 Page 1 (pdf)
Identical bill
Companion bills that are identical word-for-word, not including titles. However, Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions are considered identical if the only difference is the word "House" or "Senate."
Similar bill
Companion bills that are substantially similar in text or have substantial portions of text that are largely the same.
Compare bill
Bills that have selected provisions that are similar in text.
Linked bill
A bill that is contingent upon passage of another bill within the same chamber, e.g., a trust fund bill, a bill providing a public record exemption, or an implementing bill.
The page numbers, when listed, for citations are constantly under review. The journals or printed bills of the respective chambers should be consulted as the official documents of the Legislature.
The links for the page numbers are formatted to open the bill text PDF directly to the page containing the citation. However, if your browser is set to open PDFs in a new window, as is often the case with 64-bit browsers, the bill text will open to the first page.