Art. I, § 27, Fla. Const. · Article I. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Marriage defined.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
Proposed by Initiative Petition filed with the Secretary of State February 9, 2005; adopted 2008.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes
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