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A State Senate Committee has approved legislation ending a civil war policy of making it a crime for two unmarried adults to live together. While enforcement has been rare, the law had the potential for being used to discriminate against parents not paying child support or other reasons. Sponsor Eleanor Sobel says the laws demise is long overdue.

“I think about the Villages where a lot of people are shacking up. There’s a lot of people living together and the bill, the law is ancient. It occurred around the time of the Civil War.  And, Um, it’s time we repealed this law that could lead to court hearing, misdemeanors, and people brought into court for just living together.” says Sobel, who represents Hollywood in Broward County.

Similar legislation has already cleared a House Committee.