Florida Senate - 2019                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 7125
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             05/01/2019 02:32 PM       .                                
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       Senator Rodriguez moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 5560 and 5561
    4  insert:
    5         Section 77. Section 111.076, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         111.076 Right to elective office.—A person who has
    8  completed all terms of sentence for a felony conviction for an
    9  offense other than murder or a felony sexual offense and who has
   10  his or her voting rights restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of
   11  the State Constitution is entitled to qualify for and hold
   12  elective office in this state.
   13         Section 78. If any provision of this act or an act passed
   14  by the Legislature relating to the implementation of s. 4,
   15  Article VI of the State Constitution is held to be invalid, the
   16  invalidity does not affect the provisions of this act which can
   17  be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
   18  and to this end this act is severable.
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   20  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   21  And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete line 428
   23  and insert:
   24         made by the act; creating s. 111.076, F.S.; specifying
   25         that a person who has had voting rights restored
   26         pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution is
   27         entitled to qualify for and hold elective office;
   28         providing for severability; providing effective dates.