Overview
- First-cousin marriage remains legal in Florida after the latest legislative effort did not pass this session.
- State Rep. Dean Black advanced the prohibition as an amendment to a Department of Health bill that failed to clear the legislature before time ran out.
- Coverage indicated the amendment drew little direct opposition, with the broader bill’s gridlock derailing the effort.
- The proposed text would have denied recognition of incestuous marriages entered into after July 1 for any purpose in Florida.
- Black says he intends to bring the measure back in a future session, as Florida is among a minority of states that still permit such unions.