Immigration enforcement in Florida

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• FLS0488 2026By Ralph Massullo (R)
  Transportation

  AI summary Requires proof of legal presence via passport and Form I-94 or other federal immigration documents for vehicle registration and ID cards, and limits ID validity based on immigration document expiration, so more state verification of immigration status.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Apr 22: Chapter No. 2026-39
• FLS1542 2026By Jason Pizzo (N)
  Immigration

  AI summary Expands E-Verify mandate to all private employers (removing the 25-employee threshold), broadens the definition of 'employee' to include more workers such as 1099 recipients and certain casual labor, and authorizes law enforcement to use E-Verify on detained persons, increasing state and local use.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Commerce and Tourism
• FLS1380 2026By Jonathan Martin (R)
  Unauthorized Aliens

  AI summary Requires employers to use E-Verify to check employee eligibility before submitting workers' compensation claims and expands penalties (including license revocation and large fines) for knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens, so more state-level immigration enforcement via employment verification and E

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Banking and Insurance
• FLS1278 2026By Jonathan Martin (R)
  Employment Eligibility

  AI summary Extends the E-Verify mandate from private employers with 25+ employees to all private employers, so broader state requirement to verify work authorization and more immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Commerce and Tourism
• FLS0998 2026By Clay Yarborough (R)
  Department of Commerce

  AI summary Expands requirements for private employers (now including those with 25+ employees) to use and document E-Verify results, adds detailed noncompliance procedures, fines, license suspensions, repayment of incentives, and enforcement mechanisms by the Department of Commerce, so more immigration-related

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
• FLS0882 2026By Shevrin Jones (D)
  Fee Waivers

  AI summary Expands eligibility for in-state tuition fee waivers at public postsecondary institutions to students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes, reducing state-level barriers tied to immigration status.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Education Postsecondary
• FLS0782 2026By Shevrin Jones (D)
  Health Care Freedom Act

  AI summary Extends the gestational limit for most abortions from 6 weeks to the third trimester (with exceptions only for life or serious physical risk), so less legal access to abortion after 6 weeks.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Health Policy
• FLS0708 2026By Lori Berman (D)
  State Immigration Enforcement Action Database

  AI summary Requires state and local law enforcement agencies and private correctional contractors to report detailed information on immigration detentions, arrests, transfers to federal authorities, and custody changes to a public state database within 48 hours, increasing transparency and documentation of ICE

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Criminal Justice
• FLS0328 2026By Carlos Smith (D)
  Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification

  AI summary Repeals statutes prohibiting sanctuary policies, repeals duties relating to immigration detainees, authorizes declining to comply with federal immigration detainers under certain circumstances, and prohibits local law enforcement from engaging in or cooperating with immigration enforcement within a

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transport, employment e verify
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Commerce and Tourism
• FLS0316 2026By Carlos Smith (D)
  Law Enforcement and Immigration Officer Identifying Information and Face Coverings

  AI summary Requires immigration officers (including federal and deputized) to wear visible name/agency ID and restricts face coverings during public enforcement actions, with state board investigation, discipline, and reporting, so more visible and accountable immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Criminal Justice
• FLS0310 2026By Tina Polsky (D)
  Immigration

  AI summary Requires law enforcement and other agencies to certify victim helpfulness for U-visa applications when criteria are met, with court enforcement if they fail to respond or deny without justification, and prohibits disclosing immigration status of victims, so less cooperation with federal immigration,

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Judiciary
• FLS0304 2026By Jonathan Martin (R)
  Violations of State Immigration Laws

  AI summary Creates a cause of action against local governments or law enforcement agencies with sanctuary policies if their failure to cooperate with federal immigration authorities materially contributed to an unauthorized alien causing a death, allowing lawsuits and waiving sovereign immunity, so more legal,

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Judiciary
• FLS0086 2026By Don Gaetz (R) +1
  Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens

  AI summary Requires sworn law enforcement officers with 287(g) authority to take unauthorized aliens operating commercial motor vehicles into custody and transfer them to federal immigration agencies, and requires notification to Florida Highway Patrol for out-of-service orders, so more state enforcement of U.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Messages
• FLH1307 2026By Berny Jacques (R) +2 · 1 cosponsor⚠ check quote
  Unauthorized Aliens

  AI summary Requires employers to use E-Verify to verify employment eligibility before submitting workers' compensation claims and expands penalties, fines, license revocation, and personal liability for employers who hire unauthorized aliens, so more immigration enforcement via employment verification and bans

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in State Affairs Committee
• FLH1273 2026By Wallace Aristide (D) · 1 cosponsor
  Fee Waivers

  AI summary Expands in-state tuition fee waivers to students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes, reducing financial barriers for them at state postsecondary institutions.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
• FLH1247 2026By Jason Shoaf (R)
  Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens

  AI summary Requires sworn law enforcement officers with 287(g) authority to take unauthorized aliens operating commercial motor vehicles into custody and transfer them to federal immigration agencies, while also mandating notifications to the Florida Highway Patrol and imposing penalties on motor carriers for

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
• FLH0985 2026By Berny Jacques (R)
  Voter Registration and Identification

  AI summary Requires election officials to check DMV records and use the federal SAVE program to verify citizenship for voter registration and vote-by-mail requests, and to refer suspected false affirmations to the Office of Election Crimes and Security, so more state enforcement of immigration-related voting (

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
• FLH0681 2026By Anna Eskamani (D) · 2 cosponsors
  Health Care

  AI summary Extends the gestational limit for most abortions from 6 weeks to the third trimester (with exceptions), so more legal access to abortion after 6 weeks but before third trimester.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• FLH0599 2026By Johanna Lopez (D) +1 · 4 cosponsors
  U-visa Certification Policy

  AI summary Requires law enforcement and other agencies to certify victim helpfulness for U-visa applications in qualifying cases, creates a rebuttable presumption of helpfulness, sets deadlines for decisions, allows court petitions with attorney fees for delays or unjustified denials, and prohibits disclosure,

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• FLH0419 2026By Angela Nixon (D) · 2 cosponsors⚠ check quote
  Law Enforcement and Immigration Officer Identifying Information and Face Coverings

  AI summary Requires immigration officers (including federal and deputized) to wear visible name/badge ID and prohibits obscuring face coverings during public enforcement actions, with complaints investigated and disciplinary actions required by a state board, so more accountability and visibility in state-inv

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• FLH0315 2026By Dotie Joseph (D) · 1 cosponsor⚠ check quote
  Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification

  AI summary Repeals statutes prohibiting sanctuary policies, removes requirements for cooperation with federal immigration authorities, allows agencies to decline federal detainers under certain circumstances, and prohibits local law enforcement from engaging in or cooperating with immigration enforcement near,

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transport, employment e verify
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Judiciary Committee
• FLH0229 2026By Berny Jacques (R) · 1 cosponsor
  Violation of State Immigration Law

  AI summary Creates a cause of action against local governments or law enforcement agencies with sanctuary policies (in violation of s. 908.103) if their failure to cooperate with federal immigration authorities allows an unauthorized alien to contribute to a wrongful death, and waives sovereign immunity, so it

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• FLH0197 2026By Berny Jacques (R) +1 · 2 cosponsors
  Employment Eligibility

  AI summary Extends the E-Verify mandate from private employers with 25+ employees to all private employers, so more employers must verify work authorization and more unauthorized workers are screened out of employment.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify
  Stage: ✕ Failed Mar 13: Died in Rules
• FLH0849 2026By Shane Abbott (R) +2 · 1 cosponsor
  Department of Law Enforcement

  AI summary Requires law enforcement agencies to capture and submit fingerprints of offenders subject to an immigration detainer and requires the state criminal justice information program to collect, process, store, maintain, and disseminate immigration detainer records, so more state cooperation with federal

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 11: Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 524
• FLS0002 2025By Joe Gruters (R) +1 · 1 cosponsor
  Immigration

  AI summary Creates a chief immigration officer in the Department of Agriculture with powers to coordinate with and assist federal immigration enforcement, requires law enforcement to provide information to federal agencies, mandates agreements with ICE, and creates state offices and programs to support federal

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, employment e verify, detention transport, state immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Vetoed Jul 17, 2025: Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
• FLS1668 2025By Carlos Smith (D)⚠ check quote
  Immigration and State-issued Identification

  AI summary Repeals statutes prohibiting sanctuary policies and duties relating to immigration detainees, and authorizes declining to comply with federal immigration detainers under certain circumstances while limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement near schools and other sensitive locations, so less,

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, employment e verify, detention transport, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Commerce and Tourism
• FLS1498 2025By Blaise Ingoglia (R)
  Services to Noncitizens

  AI summary Expands E-Verify mandate to all private employers (removing the prior 25+ employee threshold), so broader state requirement to verify work authorization and more immigration enforcement in employment.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation
  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Commerce and Tourism
• FLS1258 2025By Joe Gruters (R)
  Forms of Identification

  AI summary Requires driver's licenses for certain noncitizens to be marked 'NC', which adds a citizenship status indicator to state-issued ID documents.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Ethics and Elections
• FLS1052 2025By Joe Gruters (R)
  Admission to Practice Law by an Unauthorized Alien

  AI summary Requires proof of U.S. citizenship for certain law licenses to remain valid after 2028, so unauthorized aliens cannot continue practicing law in Florida.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Judiciary
• FLS0932 2025By Shevrin Jones (D) · 1 cosponsor
  Health Care Freedom Act

  AI summary Changes the prohibition from after 6 weeks to only in the third trimester (with exceptions), so more abortions are legally allowed earlier in pregnancy.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Health Policy
• FLS0782 2025By Jason Pizzo (D) · 2 cosponsors
  Immigration

  AI summary Expands E-Verify mandate to all private employers (removing the prior 25+ employee threshold) and requires its use by law enforcement to check immigration status of detained persons, so broader state and local use of the system for immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Commerce and Tourism
• FLH1491 2025By Berny Jacques (R)
  Violation of State Immigration Law

  AI summary Creates a cause of action against local governments or law enforcement agencies with sanctuary policies for wrongful death caused by an unauthorized alien, so more immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• FLH1435 2025By Dotie Joseph (D) · 1 cosponsor⚠ check quote
  Immigration and State-issued Identification

  AI summary Repeals the prohibition on sanctuary policies, removes duties relating to immigration detainees, and authorizes law enforcement agencies to decline to comply with federal immigration detainers under certain circumstances, so less immigration enforcement by state and local governments.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transport, employment e verify, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Judiciary Committee
• FLH1301 2025By Taylor Yarkosky (R)
  Child Welfare

  AI summary Creates new state reporting, verification, and legal-custody requirements specifically for unaccompanied alien children and those taking custody of them, with felony penalties and mandatory notifications to law enforcement, ORR, and ICE for noncompliance, so increases state immigration-related rules

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Human Services Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7012 (Ch. 2025-186)
• FLH1279 2025By Kiyan Michael (R)
  Services to Noncitizens

  AI summary Expands E-Verify mandate from private employers with 25+ employees to all private employers, increasing the number of employers required to verify new hires' eligibility and thus expanding state-level immigration enforcement via employment verification.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Commerce Committee
• FLH1033 2025By Allison Tant (D)⚠ check quote
  Immigration Status and Employment Eligibility

  AI summary Expands E-Verify mandate to all private employers (instead of only those with 25+ employees) and requires certification of compliance, while increasing penalties for noncompliance including fines, license suspension/revocation, and contract bans, so more immigration enforcement via employment checks

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
• FLH0955 2025By Berny Jacques (R) +1 · 1 cosponsor
  Employment Eligibility

  AI summary Extends the E-Verify mandate from private employers with 25+ employees to all private employers, so more employers must verify work authorization and more unauthorized workers are screened out of employment.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Rules
• FLH0855 2025By Chase Tramont (R)
  Postsecondary Education

  AI summary Prohibits state postsecondary institutions from admitting undocumented individuals, so more state-level immigration enforcement by barring access to public higher education.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
• FLH0831 2025By Berny Jacques (R) +1 · 4 cosponsors
  Elections and State-issued Identification

  AI summary Requires verification of citizenship status using DMV, court, corrections, and other agency records before accepting voter registrations, mandates reporting of noncitizen documentation to election officials, requires state agencies to share data on citizenship and ineligibility, and requires removal

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
• FLH0823 2025By Anna Eskamani (D)
  Health Care

  AI summary Extends the gestational limit for most abortions from 6 weeks to the third trimester (with exceptions), so greater legal access to abortion.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• FLH0465 2025By Brian Hodgers (R)
  Admission To Practice Law by Unauthorized Alien

  AI summary Requires proof of U.S. citizenship for law licenses issued under a prior exception for unauthorized aliens, causing revocation of those licenses without proof by 2028 and thereby increasing state enforcement of immigration-related eligibility rules for professional practice.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jun 16, 2025: Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• FLH0915 2025By Johanna Lopez (D) +2 · 7 cosponsors
  Advertisements for Representation Services

  AI summary Requires non-lawyer immigration service providers to post prominent disclaimers that they are not attorneys or accredited representatives, and prohibits notaries from using titles implying immigration legal expertise, so consumers are less likely to be misled into using unqualified providers for imm

  =No change to immigration enforcementother
  Stage: Law May 23, 2025: Chapter No. 2025-82
• FLS0846 2025By Tina Polsky (D) +2 · 3 cosponsors
  Advertisements for Representation Services

  AI summary Requires non-lawyer immigration service providers to post notices disclaiming ability to give legal advice or represent clients in immigration matters, and prohibits notaries from using terms implying immigration legal expertise, so increases transparency and reduces unauthorized practice in the ads

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementother
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 28, 2025: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 915 (Ch. 2025-82)
• FLS0244 2025By Randy Fine (R)
  Postsecondary Education

  AI summary Prohibits public colleges and universities (those with <85% acceptance rate) from admitting undocumented students and repeals the prior in-state tuition waiver for such students who attended Florida high schools, so state higher-education institutions must now treat undocumented status as a barrier,

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 7, 2025: Withdrawn from further consideration
• FLH0245 2025By Jessica Baker (R)
  Immigration Enforcement Assistance Agreements

  AI summary Requires every law enforcement agency operating a detention facility to enter into a 287(g) agreement with ICE, so more state and local participation in immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 20, 2025: Withdrawn prior to introduction
• FLS0004 2025By Joe Gruters (R) · 1 cosponsor
  Immigration

  AI summary Creates new state crimes for unauthorized aliens entering or reentering Florida after federal violations, with mandatory minimum sentences, detention presumptions, and notification requirements to ICE, so more immigration enforcement by state government.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, detention transport
  Stage: Law Feb 14, 2025: Chapter No. 2025-2
• FLS0002 2025By Joe Gruters (R) · 1 cosponsor
  Immigration

  AI summary Creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement and State Immigration Enforcement Council, requires law enforcement agencies to use best efforts to support federal immigration law and provide information to federal agencies, mandates agreements with ICE, requires honoring detainers with judicial-en

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, state immigration crimes border, detention transport
  =No change to immigration enforcementemployment e verify
  Stage: Law Feb 14, 2025: Chapter No. 2025-1
• FLS0006 2025By Joe Gruters (R) · 1 cosponsor
  Secretary of Homeland Security

  AI summary Urges the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide guidance, training, and directives to maximize the use and effectiveness of 287(g) agreements by state and local law enforcement, increasing their role in immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Feb 13, 2025: Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
• FLH0005 2025By Lawrence McClure (R) +1⚠ check quote
  Immigration Guidance and Training Opportunities

  AI summary Urges the federal government to provide guidance, training, and directives to maximize state and local law enforcement participation in 287(g) agreements for immigration enforcement functions.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 13, 2025: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SM 6-C (Adopted)
• FLH0003 2025By Lawrence McClure (R) +1⚠ check quote
  Immigration

  AI summary Creates new state crimes for unauthorized aliens entering or reentering Florida after federal immigration violations, with mandatory minimum prison terms, so more state immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, detention transport
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 13, 2025: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 4-C (Ch. 2025-2)
• FLH0001 2025By Lawrence McClure (R)⚠ check quote
  Immigration

  AI summary Creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement and State Immigration Enforcement Council, requires law enforcement agencies to use best efforts to support federal immigration law enforcement, mandates honoring immigration detainers with judicial enforcement and penalties for noncompliance, and re-

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, state immigration crimes border, detention transport
  =No change to immigration enforcementemployment e verify
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 13, 2025: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2-C (Ch. 2025-1)
• FLH0001 2025By Lawrence McClure (R)
  Immigration

  AI summary Designates the Commissioner of Agriculture as the exclusive chief immigration officer and liaison with federal agencies, requires state and local entities to cooperate and provide information to federal immigration authorities, mandates agreements with ICE, creates an Office of State Immigration Enf

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, employment e verify, detention transport
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 28, 2025: Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 2-B
• FLS0022 2025By Jonathan Martin (R)
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Creates new state crimes for illegal entry and reentry by adult aliens, with mandatory minimum sentences, detention requirements, and notification to ICE, so more immigration enforcement by state government.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, detention transport, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died in Fiscal Policy
• FLS0020 2025By Jonathan Martin (R)
  Postsecondary Out-of-state Fee Waivers

  AI summary Repeals the in-state tuition waiver for students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes (and others meeting the same residency-in-school criteria), so public postsecondary institutions will charge them higher out-of-state rates and undocumented students will face greater financial and

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died, not introduced
• FLS0016 2025By Blaise Ingoglia (R)
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Requires money services businesses to verify that senders of foreign remittances are not unauthorized aliens (per s. 908.111) and imposes penalties, record-keeping, audits, and license suspension for noncompliance, so more state enforcement of immigration status verification.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died, not introduced
• FLS0014 2025By Blaise Ingoglia (R)
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Requires more law enforcement agencies to enter 287(g) agreements with ICE, provide consent for officers to act as immigration officers, and ensure 10% of officers are available for immigration duties, so more immigration enforcement by state and local agencies.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died in Fiscal Policy
• FLS0012 2025By Blaise Ingoglia (R)
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Creates new or enhanced state criminal penalties specifically for unauthorized aliens who register to vote, submit false voter information, or vote, and for those who aid them with knowledge of their status, so more state immigration enforcement via criminal law.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died in Fiscal Policy
• FLS0010 2025By Blaise Ingoglia (R)⚠ check quote
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Creates a new Office of Secure Florida to administer and enforce E-Verify and employment authorization compliance, and appropriates funds and staff specifically for enforcing those provisions, so more state immigration enforcement via employment verification.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died in Fiscal Policy
• FLS0008 2025By Blaise Ingoglia (R)
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Enhances penalties for any misdemeanor or felony committed after a prior federal illegal reentry conviction, increasing the deterrent and punishment for crimes by previously removed aliens who reenter unlawfully.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died in Fiscal Policy
• FLS0004 2025By Blaise Ingoglia (R)
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Changes 'use best efforts to support' to 'shall support' federal immigration law and changes 'may' to 'shall' for transporting people subject to immigration detainers, so more immigration enforcement by state and local agencies.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died in Fiscal Policy
• FLS0002 2025By Blaise Ingoglia (R)
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Creates a presumption of pretrial detention for unauthorized aliens (as defined in s. 908.111) and requires the state attorney or court to move for detention upon probable cause and preponderance finding, making it harder for unauthorized aliens to be released pending trial and thereby increasing in

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: Died in Fiscal Policy
• FLH0019 2025By John Temple (R)
  Postsecondary Out-of-State Fee Waivers

  AI summary Eliminates the in-state tuition waiver for students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes, so fewer state resources and benefits go to unauthorized immigrants.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0017 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Creates new state crimes (misdemeanor and felony) for adult aliens who enter or are found in Florida after illegal entry or reentry into the US, with mandatory minimum sentences, detention requirements, and notification to ICE, so more state-level immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, detention transport, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0015 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Creates new or enhanced state criminal penalties specifically for unauthorized aliens who falsely swear voter oaths, submit false voter registration information, or vote, and for those who aid or solicit them, so more state immigration enforcement via criminal law.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0013 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1⚠ check quote
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Creates a presumption of pretrial detention for unauthorized aliens (as defined in s. 908.111) if probable cause exists for the offense, making it harder for them to be released before trial and thereby increasing state-level immigration-related detention and enforcement consequences for illegal-imm

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0011 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1⚠ check quote
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Requires nearly all law enforcement agencies to enter 287(g) agreements with ICE, participate in all qualifying program models, provide consent for officers to act as immigration officers, and maintain 10% of officers available for immigration duties, with quarterly reporting and penalties for nonco

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0009 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1⚠ check quote
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Changes 'may' to 'shall' for transporting people subject to immigration detainers and requires law enforcement agencies to use best efforts to support federal immigration law enforcement, increasing state and local cooperation with federal authorities.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport
  =No change to immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0007 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Increases criminal penalties for any misdemeanor or felony committed after a prior federal illegal-reentry conviction, so more immigration enforcement via enhanced state criminal sanctions.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0005 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Requires money services businesses to verify that senders of foreign remittances are not unauthorized aliens (using documentation rules akin to status checks), with penalties, audits, and recordkeeping for violations, so more state-level checks tied to immigration status.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0003 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1
  Combatting Illegal Immigration

  AI summary Creates a new Office of Secure Florida to administer and enforce E-Verify and employment authorization compliance, plus foreign real-property purchase rules, and funds 10 new positions for enforcement, so more state immigration enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0001 2025By Mike Caruso (R) +1
  Combatting Illegal Immigration, Terrorist Organizations, and Transnational Organized Crime and Their Illegal Immigrant Participants

  AI summary Expands state criminal penalties and forfeiture for activities tied to transnational criminal organizations that include illegal immigrants, increasing state-level immigration-related enforcement.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
  Stage: ✕ Failed Jan 27, 2025: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• FLH0071 2025By Joel Rudman (R)
  Civil Actions Brought by Unauthorized Aliens

  AI summary Bars unauthorized aliens (those unlawfully present under federal immigration law) from commencing any civil action in state courts, so reduces their ability to seek civil remedies and increases state-level barriers tied to immigration status.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 2, 2025: Withdrawn prior to introduction

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