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An act relating to immigration; creating s. 104.155, F.S.; providing that certain persons who vote in an election are guilty of a felony; prohibiting certain defenses from being raised; providing that a person who takes certain actions with specified knowledge is guilty of a felony; amending ss. 319.001 and 320.01, F.S.; defining the term “valid passport”; amending s. 322.02, F.S.; providing legislative intent; amending s. 322.033, F.S.; providing legislative intent; prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from issuing a driver license or identification card to unauthorized aliens and undocumented immigrants; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; revising the types of documents that may be used as proof of identity for certain purposes; amending s. 322.121, F.S.; revising an exception to the requirements for designation as a “Safe Driver”; amending s. 322.19, F.S.; requiring a person who has become a citizen of the United States to obtain specified replacement documents within a certain time; creating s. 775.0824, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the terms “dangerous unauthorized alien offender” and “unauthorized alien”; requiring a state attorney to seek to have the court sentence certain persons as dangerous unauthorized alien offenders; providing sentencing requirements; providing construction; amending s. 775.0848, F.S.; providing for the reclassification of certain penalties for offenses committed by an unauthorized alien; amending s. 874.03, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “criminal gang”; defining the term “transnational crime organization”; amending s. 895.02, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “racketeering activity”; amending s. 903.046, F.S.; expanding the criteria the court must consider when making bail determinations; amending s. 907.041, F.S.; revising legislative intent; revising requirements for release on nonmonetary conditions; expanding circumstances a pretrial release service must certify they have investigated; defining the terms “forcible felony” and “unauthorized alien”; providing that an unauthorized alien who is arrested for committing a forcible felony is not eligible for release under certain conditions; authorizing a defendant to request a continuance if certain conditions are met; amending s. 908.102, F.S.; revising the definition of “sanctuary policy”; creating s. 908.1031, F.S.; creating the State Board of Immigration Enforcement within the Department of Law Enforcement; providing board membership, powers, and duties; providing reporting requirements; authorizing the board to adopt rules; requiring the department to provide administrative support to the board; creating s. 908.1032, F.S.; creating the State Immigration Enforcement Council within the State Board of Immigration Enforcement for a specified purpose; providing membership and meeting requirements; providing council duties; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to provide administrative support to the council; creating s. 908.1033, F.S.; creating the Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program within the State Board of Immigration Enforcement for a certain purpose; providing requirements for the application and awarding of grants; providing for rulemaking; amending s. 908.104, F.S.; revising agencies and persons who must use best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law; providing that certain entities may not prohibit or restrict a law enforcement officer from performing certain actions; requiring specified parties to provide certain information to a federal immigration agency; expanding the criteria for receiving a certain exemption; revising applicability; amending s. 908.105, F.S.; providing additional requirements for law enforcement agencies that have custody of specified persons; requiring the Attorney General to initiate judicial proceedings in the name of the state in order to enforce compliance with an immigration detainer issued by a federal immigration agency; providing penalties; prohibiting public funds from being used to defend or reimburse certain persons for specified unlawful conduct; amending s. 908.107, F.S.; specifying that certain officers are subject to suspension from office; amending s. 908.11, F.S.; revising the entities required to enter into certain agreements with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; requiring the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to approve the termination of an agreement; revising construction; requiring entities that do not enter into such agreements by a specified date to take certain actions; creating s. 908.13, F.S.; creating the Unauthorized Alien Transport Program within the Division of Emergency Management within the Executive Office of the Governor for a specified purpose; providing program requirements; providing for future repeal; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking an offense created by the act on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; revising eligibility for certain fee waivers; requiring students receiving such a waiver be revaluated for eligibility beginning on a certain date; repealing s. 1 of chapter 2023-3, Laws of Florida, which creates the Unauthorized Alien Transport Program; authorizing the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to adopt certain rules; providing for future expiration; providing legislative findings; providing appropriations; authorizing positions; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing effective dates.

AI Summary

Joe Gruters (R)*,  Randy Fine (R), 

Chapter No. 2025-1 (on 02/14/2025)

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