Support Domestic Partnership Status in Florida

Support Domestic Partnership Status in Florida

The Issue

These are currently only introduced and now need to be supported by the constituents!

HB 337 - Domestic Partnerships Sponsored by Pafford (CO-SPONSORS) Clemens; Kriseman; Randolph; Rehwinkel Vasilinda: Domestic Partnerships: Sets fees & costs for dissolution or registration of domestic partnership; requires DOH to examine certificates of domestic partnership & dissolution reports; requires clerk to transmit declarations of domestic partnership; authorizes DOH to issue certified copy of certain vital records to domestic partner; includes domestic partnership within domestic violence provisions; requires DOH to create & distribute forms; provides jurisdiction over partnership proceedings; requires partnership registry; requires form to be filed to form partnership & specifies contents; authorizes partners to retain surnames; provides that any privilege or responsibility granted or imposed by statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law, or any other law because individual is or was related to another by marriage, or is child of either spouse, is granted on equivalent terms to domestic partners or individuals similarly related to domestic partners; provides exceptions; provides methods to prove existence of partnership when certificate is lost or unavailable; provides for termination of partnership. Effective Date: July 1, 2011. Last Event: Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee.

Equality Florida's Blog http://eqfl.blogspot.com/2011/01/domestic-partnership-act-introduced-in.html

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The Issue

These are currently only introduced and now need to be supported by the constituents!

HB 337 - Domestic Partnerships Sponsored by Pafford (CO-SPONSORS) Clemens; Kriseman; Randolph; Rehwinkel Vasilinda: Domestic Partnerships: Sets fees & costs for dissolution or registration of domestic partnership; requires DOH to examine certificates of domestic partnership & dissolution reports; requires clerk to transmit declarations of domestic partnership; authorizes DOH to issue certified copy of certain vital records to domestic partner; includes domestic partnership within domestic violence provisions; requires DOH to create & distribute forms; provides jurisdiction over partnership proceedings; requires partnership registry; requires form to be filed to form partnership & specifies contents; authorizes partners to retain surnames; provides that any privilege or responsibility granted or imposed by statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law, or any other law because individual is or was related to another by marriage, or is child of either spouse, is granted on equivalent terms to domestic partners or individuals similarly related to domestic partners; provides exceptions; provides methods to prove existence of partnership when certificate is lost or unavailable; provides for termination of partnership. Effective Date: July 1, 2011. Last Event: Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee.

Equality Florida's Blog http://eqfl.blogspot.com/2011/01/domestic-partnership-act-introduced-in.html

The Decision Makers

Former State House of Representatives
9 Members
Clovis Watson, Jr.
Former State House of Representatives - Florida-20
Charles McBurney
Former State House of Representatives - Florida-16
Mia Jones
Former State House of Representatives - Florida-14
Rick Scott
Former Governor - Florida

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Petition created on May 2, 2011