It is stayed the same day when the state files an appeal .
July 17 : Florida Circuit Judge Luis M. Garcia , ruling in Huntsman v. Heavilin , strikes down the state 's ban on same - sex marriage with respect to Monroe County .
marriage is stayed the same day when the state files an appeal .
July 17 : Florida Circuit Judge Luis M. Garcia , ruling in Huntsman v. Heavilin , strikes down the state 's ban on same - sex marriage with respect to Monroe County .