Text of FL H 239 (2014)
Prohibited Discrimination
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to prohibited discrimination; creating
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the "Florida Competitive Workforce Act"; amending s.
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760.01, F.S.; revising provisions to include sexual
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orientation and gender identity or expression and the
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perception of race, color, religion, sex, national
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origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or
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expression, handicap, or marital status as
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impermissible grounds for discrimination; reordering
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and amending s. 760.02, F.S.; defining additional
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terms; amending ss. 760.05, 760.07, and 760.08, F.S.;
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adding sexual orientation and gender identity or
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expression as impermissible grounds for
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discrimination; conforming terminology; amending s.
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760.10, F.S.; adding sexual orientation and gender
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identity or expression as impermissible grounds for
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discrimination; providing an exception for
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constitutionally protected free exercise of religion;
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amending s. 509.092, F.S.; adding sexual orientation
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and gender identity or expression as impermissible
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grounds for discrimination in public lodging
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establishments and public food service establishments;
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providing an exception for constitutionally protected
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free exercise of religion; amending s. 760.22, F.S.;
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defining additional terms; amending ss. 760.23,
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760.24, 760.25, 760.26, 760.29, and 760.60, F.S.;
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adding sexual orientation and gender identity or
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expression as impermissible grounds for
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discrimination; amending s. 419.001, F.S.; conforming
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a cross-reference; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Florida
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Competitive Workforce Act."
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Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 760.01, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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760.01 Purposes; construction; title.—
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(2) The general purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act
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of 1992 are to secure for all individuals within the state
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freedom from discrimination because of or based on the
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perception of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
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sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap, or
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marital status and thereby to protect their interest in personal
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dignity, to make available to the state their full productive
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capacities, to secure the state against domestic strife and
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unrest, to preserve the public safety, health, and general
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welfare, and to promote the interests, rights, and privileges of
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individuals within the state.
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Section 3. Section 760.02, Florida Statutes, is reordered
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and amended to read:
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760.02 Definitions.—For the purposes of ss. 760.01-760.11
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and 509.092, the term:
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(1)(10) "Aggrieved person" means any person who files a
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complaint with the Human Relations Commission.
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(2) "Commission" means the Florida Commission on Human
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Relations created by s. 760.03.
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(3) "Commissioner" or "member" means a member of the
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commission.
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(4) "Discriminatory practice" means any practice made
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unlawful by the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992.
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(5)(7) "Employer" means any person employing 15 or more
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employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar
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weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent
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of such a person.
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(6)(8) "Employment agency" means any person regularly
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undertaking, with or without compensation, to procure employees
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for an employer or to procure for employees opportunities to
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work for an employer, and includes an agent of such a person.
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(7)(1) "Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992" means ss.
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760.01-760.11 and 509.092.
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(8) "Gender identity or expression" means gender-related
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identity, appearance, expression, or behavior of an individual,
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regardless of the individual's assigned sex at birth.
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(9) "Labor organization" means any organization which
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exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective
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bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances,
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terms or conditions of employment, or other mutual aid or
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protection in connection with employment.
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(10)(5) "National origin" includes ancestry.
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(11)(6) "Person" includes an individual, association,
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corporation, joint apprenticeship committee, joint-stock
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company, labor union, legal representative, mutual company,
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partnership, receiver, trust, trustee in bankruptcy, or
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unincorporated organization; any other legal or commercial
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entity; the state; or any governmental entity or agency.
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(12)(11) "Public accommodations" means places of public
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accommodation, lodgings, facilities principally engaged in
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selling food for consumption on the premises, gasoline stations,
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places of exhibition or entertainment, and other covered
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establishments. Each of the following establishments which
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serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the
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meaning of this section:
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(a) Any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that
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which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an
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establishment located within a building that which contains not
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more than four rooms for rent or hire and that which is actually
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occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his or her
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residence.
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(b) Any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter,
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soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling
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food for consumption on the premises, including, but not limited
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to, any such facility located on the premises of any retail
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establishment, or any gasoline station.
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(c) Any motion picture theater, theater, concert hall,
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sports arena, stadium, or other place of exhibition or
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entertainment.
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(d) Any establishment that which is physically located
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within the premises of any establishment otherwise covered by
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this subsection, or within the premises of which is physically
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located any such covered establishment, and which holds itself
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out as serving patrons of such covered establishment.
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(13) "Sexual orientation" means an individual's actual or
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perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality.
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Section 4. Section 760.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to
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read:
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760.05 Functions of the commission.—The commission shall
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promote and encourage fair treatment and equal opportunity for
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all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national
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origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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handicap, or marital status and mutual understanding and respect
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among all members of society all economic, social, racial,
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religious, and ethnic groups; and the commission shall endeavor
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to eliminate discrimination against, and antagonism between,
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persons on the basis of or based on the perception of race,
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color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation,
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gender identity or expression, handicap, or marital status
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religious, racial, and ethnic groups and their members.
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Section 5. Section 760.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to
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read:
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760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination.—Any violation
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of any Florida statute making unlawful discrimination because of
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or based on the perception of race, color, religion, gender,
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national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or
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expression, handicap, or marital status in the areas of
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education, employment, housing, or public accommodations gives
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rise to a cause of action for all relief and damages described
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in s. 760.11(5), unless greater damages are expressly provided
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for. If the statute prohibiting unlawful discrimination provides
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an administrative remedy, the action for equitable relief and
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damages provided for in this section may be initiated only after
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the plaintiff has exhausted his or her administrative remedy.
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The term "public accommodations" does not include lodge halls or
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other similar facilities of private organizations that which are
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made available for public use occasionally or periodically. The
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right to trial by jury is preserved in any case in which the
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plaintiff is seeking actual or punitive damages.
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Section 6. Section 760.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
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read:
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760.08 Discrimination in places of public accommodation.—
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All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of
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the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and
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accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined
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in this chapter, without discrimination or segregation on the
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ground of or based on the perception of race, color, national
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origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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handicap, familial status, or religion.
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Section 7. Subsections (1) and (2), paragraphs (a) and (b)
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of subsection (3), subsections (4), (5), and (6), paragraph (a)
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of subsection (8), and subsection (9) of section 760.10, Florida
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Statutes, are amended to read:
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760.10 Unlawful employment practices.—
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(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer:
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(a) To discharge or to fail or refuse to hire any
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individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual
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with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges
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of employment, because of or based on the perception of such
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individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
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sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap, or
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marital status.
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(b) To limit, segregate, or classify employees or
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applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend
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to deprive any individual of employment opportunities, or
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adversely affect any individual's status as an employee, because
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of or based on the perception of such individual's race, color,
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religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender
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identity or expression, handicap, or marital status.
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(2) It is an unlawful employment practice for an
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employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or
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otherwise to discriminate against, any individual because of or
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based on the perception of race, color, religion, sex, national
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origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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handicap, or marital status or to classify or refer for
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employment any individual on the basis of or based on the
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perception of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
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sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap, or
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marital status.
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(3) It is an unlawful employment practice for a labor
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organization:
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(a) To exclude or to expel from its membership, or
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otherwise to discriminate against, any individual because of or
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based on the perception of race, color, religion, sex, national
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origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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handicap, or marital status.
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(b) To limit, segregate, or classify its membership or
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applicants for membership, or to classify or fail or refuse to
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refer for employment any individual, in any way which would
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deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment
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opportunities, or adversely affect any individual's status as an
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employee or as an applicant for employment, because of or based
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on the perception of such individual's race, color, religion,
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sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity
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or expression, handicap, or marital status.
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(4) It is an unlawful employment practice for any
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employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management
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committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or
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retraining, including on-the-job training programs, to
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discriminate against any individual because of or based on the
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perception of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
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sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap, or
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marital status in admission to, or employment in, any program
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established to provide apprenticeship or other training.
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(5) Whenever, in order to engage in a profession,
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occupation, or trade, it is required that a person receive a
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license, certification, or other credential, become a member or
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an associate of any club, association, or other organization, or
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pass any examination, it is an unlawful employment practice for
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any person to discriminate against any other person seeking such
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license, certification, or other credential, seeking to become a
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member or associate of such club, association, or other
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organization, or seeking to take or pass such examination,
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because of or based on the perception of such other person's
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race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual
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orientation, gender identity or expression handicap, or marital
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status.
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(6) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer,
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labor organization, employment agency, or joint labor-management
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committee to print, or cause to be printed or published, any
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notice or advertisement relating to employment, membership,
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classification, referral for employment, or apprenticeship or
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other training, indicating any preference, limitation,
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specification, or discrimination, based on a person's actual or
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perceived race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
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sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, absence of
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handicap, or marital status.
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(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
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it is not an unlawful employment practice under ss. 760.01-
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760.10 for an employer, employment agency, labor organization,
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or joint labor-management committee to:
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(a) Take or fail to take any action on the basis of a
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person's actual or perceived religion, sex, national origin,
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age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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handicap, or marital status in those certain instances in which
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religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender
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identity or expression, absence of a particular handicap, or
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marital status is a bona fide occupational qualification
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reasonably necessary for the performance of the particular
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employment to which such action or inaction is related.
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(9)(a) This section shall not apply to any religious
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corporation, association, educational institution, or society
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which conditions opportunities in the area of employment or
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public accommodation to members of that religious corporation,
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association, educational institution, or society or to persons
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who subscribe to its tenets or beliefs.
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(b) This section shall not prohibit a religious
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corporation, association, educational institution, or society
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from giving preference in employment to individuals of a
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particular religion to perform work connected with the carrying
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on by such corporations, associations, educational institutions,
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or societies of its various activities.
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(c) This section and s. 760.08 shall not apply to limit
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the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the United States
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Constitution and the State Constitution.
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Section 8. Section 509.092, Florida Statutes, is amended
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to read:
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509.092 Public lodging establishments and public food
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service establishments; rights as private enterprises.—
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(1) Public lodging establishments and public food service
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establishments are private enterprises, and the operator has the
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right to refuse accommodations or service to any person who is
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objectionable or undesirable to the operator, but such refusal
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may not be based upon the person's actual or perceived race,
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creed, color, sex, physical disability, sexual orientation,
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gender identity or expression, or national origin.
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(2) A person aggrieved by a violation of this section or
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a violation of a rule adopted under this section has a right of
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action pursuant to s. 760.11.
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(3) This section shall not limit the free exercise of
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religion guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the
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Florida Constitution.
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Section 9. Section 760.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to
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read:
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760.22 Definitions.—As used in ss. 760.20-760.37, the
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term:
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(1) "Commission" means the Florida Commission on Human
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Relations.
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(2) "Covered multifamily dwelling" means:
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(a) A building that which consists of four or more units
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and has an elevator; or
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(b) The ground floor units of a building that which
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consists of four or more units and does not have an elevator.
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(3) "Discriminatory housing practice" means an act that is
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unlawful under the terms of ss. 760.20-760.37.
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(4) "Dwelling" means any building or structure, or portion
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thereof, which is occupied as, or designed or intended for
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occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any
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vacant land that which is offered for sale or lease for the
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construction or location on the land of any such building or
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structure, or portion thereof.
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(5) "Familial status" is established when an individual
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who has not attained the age of 18 years is domiciled with:
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(a) A parent or other person having legal custody of such
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individual; or
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(b) A designee of a parent or other person having legal
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custody, with the written permission of such parent or other
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person.
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(6) "Family" includes a single individual.
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(7) "Gender identity or expression" has the same meaning
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as provided in s. 760.02.
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(8)(7) "Handicap" means:
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(a) A person has a physical or mental impairment which
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substantially limits one or more major life activities, or he or
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she has a record of having, or is regarded as having, such
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physical or mental impairment; or
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(b) A person has a developmental disability as defined in
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s. 393.063.
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(9)(8) "Person" includes one or more individuals,
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corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations,
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legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies,
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trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in
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bankruptcy, receivers, and fiduciaries.
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(10) "Sexual orientation" has the same meaning as provided
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in s. 760.02.
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(11)(9) "Substantially equivalent" means an administrative
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subdivision of the State of Florida meeting the requirements of
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24 C.F.R. part 115, s. 115.6.
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(12)(10) "To rent" includes to lease, to sublease, to let,
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and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy
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premises not owned by the occupant.
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Section 10. Subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of
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section 760.23, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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760.23 Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and
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other prohibited practices.—
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(1) It is unlawful to refuse to sell or rent after the
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making of a bona fide offer, to refuse to negotiate for the sale
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or rental of, or otherwise to make unavailable or deny a
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dwelling to any person because of or based on the perception of
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race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
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identity or expression, handicap, familial status, or religion.
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(2) It is unlawful to discriminate against any person in
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the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a
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dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in
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connection therewith, because of or based on the perception of
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race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
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identity or expression, handicap, familial status, or religion.
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(3) It is unlawful to make, print, or publish, or cause to
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be made, printed, or published, any notice, statement, or
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advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling
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that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination
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based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, national
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origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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handicap, familial status, or religion or an intention to make
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any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.
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(4) It is unlawful to represent to any person because of
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or based on the perception of the person's race, color, national
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origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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handicap, familial status, or religion that any dwelling is not
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available for inspection, sale, or rental when such dwelling is
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in fact so available.
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(5) It is unlawful, for profit, to induce or attempt to
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induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by a
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representation regarding the entry or prospective entry into the
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neighborhood of a person or persons of or perceived to be of a
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particular race, color, national origin, sex, sexual
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orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap, familial
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status, or religion.
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Section 11. Section 760.24, Florida Statutes, is amended
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to read:
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760.24 Discrimination in the provision of brokerage
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services.—It is unlawful to deny any person access to, or
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membership or participation in, any multiple-listing service,
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real estate brokers' organization, or other service,
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organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or
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renting dwellings, or to discriminate against him or her in the
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terms or conditions of such access, membership, or
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participation, on account of or based on the perception of race,
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color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity
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or expression, handicap, familial status, or religion.
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Section 12. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
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(2) of section 760.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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760.25 Discrimination in the financing of housing or in
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residential real estate transactions.—
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(1) It is unlawful for any bank, building and loan
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association, insurance company, or other corporation,
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association, firm, or enterprise the business of which consists
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in whole or in part of the making of commercial real estate
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loans to deny a loan or other financial assistance to a person
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applying for the loan for the purpose of purchasing,
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constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling,
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or to discriminate against him or her in the fixing of the
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amount, interest rate, duration, or other term or condition of
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such loan or other financial assistance, because of or based on
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the perception of the race, color, national origin, sex, sexual
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orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap, familial
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status, or religion of such person or of any person associated
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with him or her in connection with such loan or other financial
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assistance or the purposes of such loan or other financial
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assistance, or because of or based on the perception of the
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race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
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identity or expression, handicap, familial status, or religion
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of the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants, or
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occupants of the dwelling or dwellings in relation to which such
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loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given.
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(2)(a) It is unlawful for any person or entity whose
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business includes engaging in residential real estate
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transactions to discriminate against any person in making
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available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of
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such a transaction, because of or based on the perception of
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race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
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identity or expression, handicap, familial status, or religion.
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Section 13. Section 760.26, Florida Statutes, is amended
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to read:
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760.26 Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and
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in permitting of development.—It is unlawful to discriminate in
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land use decisions or in the permitting of development based on
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a person's actual or perceived race, color, national origin,
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sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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disability, familial status, religion, or, except as otherwise
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provided by law, the source of financing of a development or
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proposed development.
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Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
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760.29, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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760.29 Exemptions.—
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(5) Nothing in ss. 760.20-760.37:
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(a) Prohibits a person engaged in the business of
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furnishing appraisals of real property from taking into
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consideration factors other than race, color, national origin,
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sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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handicap, familial status, or religion.
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Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 760.60, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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760.60 Discriminatory practices of certain clubs
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prohibited; remedies.—
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(1) It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against
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any individual because of or based on the perception of race,
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color, religion, gender, national origin, handicap, age above
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the age of 21, sexual orientation, gender identity or
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expression, or marital status in evaluating an application for
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membership in a club that has more than 400 members, that
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provides regular meal service, and that regularly receives
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payment for dues, fees, use of space, facilities, services,
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meals, or beverages directly or indirectly from nonmembers for
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business purposes. It is unlawful for a person, on behalf of
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such a club, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or
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mail any advertisement, notice, or solicitation that contains a
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statement to the effect that the accommodations, advantages,
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facilities, membership, or privileges of the club are denied to
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any individual because of or based on the perception of race,
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color, religion, gender, national origin, handicap, age above
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the age of 21, sexual orientation, gender identity or
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expression, or marital status. This subsection does not apply to
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fraternal or benevolent organizations, ethnic clubs, or
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religious organizations where business activity is not
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prevalent.
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Section 16. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section
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419.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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419.001 Site selection of community residential homes.—
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(1) For the purposes of this section, the term:
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(e) "Resident" means any of the following: a frail elder
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as defined in s. 429.65; a person who has a handicap as defined
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in s. 760.22(8)(a) 760.22(7)(a); a person who has a
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developmental disability as defined in s. 393.063; a
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nondangerous person who has a mental illness as defined in s.
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394.455; or a child who is found to be dependent as defined in
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s. 39.01 or s. 984.03, or a child in need of services as defined
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in s. 984.03 or s. 985.03.
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Section 17. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
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