Bill Text: FL S0512 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Marriage
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-03-11 - Died in Judiciary [S0512 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-S0512-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2016 SB 512
By Senator Soto
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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) No county court judge or clerk of the circuit court in
20 this state shall issue a license for the marriage of any person
21 unless there shall be first presented and filed with him or her
22 an affidavit in writing, signed by both parties to the marriage,
23 providing the social security numbers or any other available
24 identification numbers of each party, made and subscribed before
25 some person authorized by law to administer an oath, reciting
26 the true and correct ages of such parties and; unless both such
27 parties shall be over the age of 18 years, except as provided in
28 s. 741.0405; and unless one party is a male and the other party
29 is a female. Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and
30 Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is
31 required to provide his or her social security number in
32 accordance with this section. The state has a compelling
33 interest in promoting not only marriage but also responsible
34 parenting, which may include the payment of child support. Any
35 person who has been issued a social security number shall
36 provide that number. Disclosure of social security numbers or
37 other identification numbers obtained through this requirement
38 shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title
39 IV-D program for child support enforcement. Any person who is
40 not a citizen of the United States may provide either a social
41 security number or an alien registration number if one has been
42 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, 2016.
