http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/04/29/florida-senate-approves-anti-sharia-bill/

Florida Senate votes 24 to 14 to approve American Laws for American Courts legislation.

Vote by Full House on HB 903 is pending.

Thank you BNI Readers and Floridafamily.org for all your emails to the Senators supporting passage of the bill.

The Florida Senate has approved American Laws for American Courts legislation which would prohibit Sharia and other foreign laws. The full senate voted voted 24 to 14 in favor of SB 386 titled Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases at the third reading during the Monday, April 28, 2014 session.

This legislation, commonly known as “American Laws for American Courts”, would prohibit Florida courts from considering certain provisions of foreign laws, including Islamic Sharia law, if such provisions are inconsistent with the Florida and United States of America Constitutions.

If Florida courts accept provisions of Islamic Sharia law or other foreign laws or legal codes which are inconsistent with American laws it will undermine public policies enacted by our representative form of government and change our value system.

Here’s how they voted (totally on party lines):


Joseph Abruzzo No Democrat
Thad Altman Yes Republican
Aaron Bean Yes Republican
Lizbeth Benacquisto Yes Republican
Rob Bradley Yes Republican
Jeff Brandes Yes Republican
Oscar , II Braynon No Democrat
Dwight Bullard No Democrat
Jeff Clemens No Democrat
Charles S. Dean Sr. Yes Republican
Nancy C. Detert Yes Republican
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla Yes Republican
Greg Evers Yes Republican
Anitere Flores Yes Republican
Don Gaetz Yes Republican
Bill Galvano Yes Republican
Rene Garcia Yes Republican
Andy Gardiner Yes Republican
Audrey Gibson No Democrat
Denise Grimsley Yes Republican
Alan Hays Yes Republican
Dorothy L. Hukill Yes Republican
Arthenia L. Joyner No Democrat
Jack Latvala Republican
Tom Lee Yes Republican
John Legg Yes Republican
Gwen Margolis No Democrat
Bill Montford No Democrat
Joe Negron Republican
Garrett Richter Yes Republican
Jeremy Ring No Democrat
Maria Lorts Sachs No Democrat
David Simmons Yes Republican
Wilton Simpson Yes Republican
Christopher L. Smith No Democrat
Eleanor Sobel No Democrat
Darren Soto No Democrat
Kelli Stargel Yes Republican
Geraldine F. Thompson No Democrat
John Thrasher Yes Republican