Bill > S1380

Introduced Session

An act relating to unauthorized aliens; creating s. 17.72, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Financial Services from issuing a license or certification to unauthorized aliens; requiring the department to adopt rules; amending s. 125.0167, F.S.; authorizing a county to require a borrower to provide proof of being lawfully present in the United States; creating s. 284.52, F.S.; defining terms; authorizing the Division of Risk Management to approve or deny claims relating to a minor who is an unauthorized alien; prohibiting the division from approving any claim submitted by an adult who is an unauthorized alien or fails to provide lawful documentation of citizenship; amending s. 322.53, F.S.; requiring that certain procedures, instruction, and testing be conducted in English; prohibiting the use of interpreters, translators, translations, or alternate language accommodations; creating s. 420.56, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting certain entities and corporations from providing down payment assistance to unauthorized aliens; requiring an unauthorized alien to repay such down payment assistance, if received; authorizing certain entities and corporations to initiate foreclosure proceedings under certain circumstances; amending s. 420.5088, F.S.; providing that the purpose of the Florida Homeownership Assistance Program is to assist in purchasing homes certain persons who are lawfully present in the United States; amending s. 420.5096, F.S.; providing that the purpose of the Florida Hometown Hero Program is to assist certain persons who are lawfully present in the United States; amending s. 440.02, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “employee”; amending s. 440.10, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; creating s. 440.1001, F.S.; defining the term “unauthorized alien”; providing that an employer who hires or employs an unauthorized alien is personally liable for any medical and treatment costs resulting from an injury to such person; prohibiting an employer from transferring or shifting financial responsibility for such injury to others; providing administrative penalties; requiring fines collected to be deposited into the Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund; requiring the department to transfer reported violations to appropriate licensing authorities; creating s. 440.1002, F.S.; defining the term “E Verify system”; requiring an employer to verify an employee’s employment eligibility before submitting a workers’ compensation claim; requiring employers to retain and provide to the department upon request certain documentation and verification; providing construction; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.09, F.S.; providing administrative and criminal penalties for an employer who knowingly employs, hires, recruits, or refers an unauthorized alien; requiring fines collected to be deposited into the State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund; providing a civil cause of action; amending s. 448.095, F.S.; authorizing the department to request certain verification of an employee’s employment eligibility; amending s. 560.208, F.S.; requiring a licensee to verify a person’s citizenship status before initiating a foreign remittance transfer; defining the term “foreign remittance transfer”; requiring the Financial Services Commission to adopt certain rules; requiring licensees to submit certain forms to the commission within a specified timeframe; providing an administrative penalty for a specified violation; requiring a licensee subject to such penalty to submit payment to the commission within a specified timeframe; requiring the commission to deposit penalties collected into the Regulatory Trust Fund; providing construction; amending s. 560.211, F.S.; requiring licensees to make, keep, and preserve certain documentation used to verify that a sender of a foreign remittance transfer is not an unauthorized alien; creating s. 560.2115, F.S.; defining the terms “foreign remittance transfer” and “unauthorized alien”; authorizing the Office of Financial Regulation of the commission to request records of certain documentation; authorizing a person to file a complaint with the office; requiring the office to notify a licensee upon receiving a substantiated complaint; requiring the office to conduct random quarterly audits beginning on a specified date; providing for the suspension of licenses under certain circumstances; amending s. 560.310, F.S.; prohibiting the use of certain forms of personal identification for certain corporate payment instruments; creating s. 627.7408, F.S.; defining the terms “invalid out-of state driver license” and “unauthorized out-of-state driver”; creating a rebuttable presumption of fault against unauthorized out-of-state drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents; providing exceptions; providing for the rebuttal of the presumption upon the showing of clear and convincing evidence; requiring law enforcement officers to note the presence of a presumption on a crash report form and notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within a specified timeframe; requiring insurers to apply the presumption when processing claims; prohibiting insurers from paying or settling claims with unauthorized out-of-state drivers; requiring insurers to notify the Office of Insurance Regulation within a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; providing administrative penalties; authorizing a private cause of action under certain circumstances; providing for attorney fees and costs; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Office of Insurance Regulation to adopt certain rules; providing applicability and construction; creating s. 655.98, F.S.; prohibiting a state chartered financial institution from accepting certain forms of personal identification; requiring the Office of Financial Regulation to adopt certain rules; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

Jonathan Martin (R)*, 

Senate Banking and Insurance Hearing (09:00:00 2/11/2026 412 Knott Building) (on 02/11/2026)

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