Text of FL S 1428 (2015)

Florida Senate - 2015 SB 1428 By Senator Soto 14-01039-15 20151428__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to marriage; amending s. 741.04, F.S.; 3 deleting a requirement that a marriage license may be 4 issued by a county court judge or clerk of the circuit 5 court in this state only if one party to the marriage 6 is male and the other party is female; amending s. 7 741.212, F.S.; deleting a provision specifying that, 8 for the purpose of interpreting any state law or rule, 9 the term “marriage” means only a legal union between 10 one man and one woman as husband and wife and that the 11 term “spouse” applies only to a member of such a 12 union; providing an effective date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 741.04, Florida 17 Statutes, is amended to read: 18 741.04 Marriage license issued.— 19 (1) A No county court judge or clerk of the circuit court 20 in this state may not shall issue a license for the marriage of 21 any person unless there is shall be first presented and filed 22 with him or her an affidavit in writing, signed by both parties 23 to the marriage, providing the social security numbers or any 24 other available identification numbers of each party, made and 25 subscribed before a some person authorized by law to administer 26 an oath, reciting the true and correct ages of such parties and; 27 unless both such parties are shall be over the age of 18 years, 28 except as provided in s. 741.0405; and unless one party is a 29 male and the other party is a female. Pursuant to the federal 30 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 31 of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social 32 security number in accordance with this section. The state has a 33 compelling interest in promoting not only marriage but also 34 responsible parenting, which may include the payment of child 35 support. Any person who has been issued a social security number 36 shall provide that number. Disclosure of social security numbers 37 or other identification numbers obtained through this 38 requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of 39 the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement. Any person 40 who is not a citizen of the United States may provide either a 41 social security number or an alien registration number if one 42 has been issued by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and 43 Immigration Services. Any person who is not a citizen of the 44 United States and who has not been issued a social security 45 number or an alien registration number is encouraged to provide 46 another form of identification. Nothing in this subsection shall 47 be construed to mean that a county court judge or clerk of the 48 circuit court in this state may shall not issue a marriage 49 license to individuals who are not citizens of the United States 50 if one or both of the parties are unable to provide a social 51 security number, alien registration number, or other 52 identification number. 53 Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 741.212, Florida 54 Statutes, is amended to read: 55 741.212 Marriages between persons of the same sex.— 56 (3) For purposes of interpreting any state statute or rule, 57 the term “marriage” means only a legal union between one man and 58 one woman as husband and wife, and the term “spouse” applies 59 only to a member of such a union. 60 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.