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SB 498: Repeal of a Prohibition on Cohabitation

GENERAL BILL by Sobel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Joyner

Repeal of a Prohibition on Cohabitation; Deleting provisions prohibiting cohabitation by unmarried men and women, etc.

Effective Date: 4/6/2016
Last Action: 4/6/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-188
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/12/2015 Senate • Filed
    10/21/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 37
    11/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/17/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    11/17/2015 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 126
    11/18/2015 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 126
    11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/01/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    12/1/2015 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 126
    12/2/2015 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 126
    1/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/14/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 37
    1/14/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 221
    1/15/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 221
    2/29/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16
    3/2/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 537
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/3/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 639
    • Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 639
    3/3/2016 House • In Messages
    3/7/2016 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 892
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/16
    • Received -HJ 892
    3/8/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 925
    • Substituted for HB 4003 -HJ 925
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/9/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 941
    • Passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 5 -HJ 941
    3/9/2016 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 914
    3/22/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/6/2016 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2016-188

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  • SB 498, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/9/2016 at 2:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 4003 Repeal of a Prohibition on Cohabitation Rehwinkel Vasilinda, Stark Identical Last Action: 3/8/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 498 (Ch. 2016-188) -HJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 498, Original Filed Version Posted 10/12/2015 at 9:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 11/16/2015 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 11/17/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 11/30/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 12/2/2015 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 1/13/2016 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 4003 Repeal of a Prohibition on Cohabitation Rehwinkel Vasilinda, Stark Identical Last Action: 3/8/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 498 (Ch. 2016-188) -HJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    11/17/2015 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    12/1/2015 4:00 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/14/2016 10:00 AM Rules 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/3/2016 5:43 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/9/2016 1:32 PM House 112 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior. Page 1 (pdf)

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