Bill > H1307

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.; providing definitions; 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 authorized alien or fails to provide lawful documentation of his or her lawful presence in the United States; amending s. 322.53, F.S.; requiring certain procedures, instruction, and testing to be conducted in English; prohibiting alternate language accommodations; creating s. 420.56, F.S.; defining the terms "down payment assistance" and "unauthorized alien"; prohibiting certain entities and corporations from providing down payment assistance to a person who was an unauthorized alien at the time such assistance was received; 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 Florida Homeownership Assistance Program is to assist certain persons who are lawfully present in the United States; amending s. 420.5096, F.S.; providing that 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 adult who is an unauthorized alien is personally liable for certain costs and benefits resulting from an injury to such person; providing that an employer must reimburse a carrier for certain costs and benefits; providing for the adjudication of certain disputes and judicial review of certain orders; providing penalties; requiring the Department of Financial Services 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, for a specified timeframe, and provide to the Department of Financial Services or carrier upon request certain documentation and verification; providing construction; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.09, F.S.; defining the term "license"; providing 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; providing a criminal penalty; amending s. 448.095, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Financial Services to request certain verification of an employee's employment eligibility; defining the term "license"; 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 time period; providing a penalty; requiring a licensee to submit such penalty to the commission within a specified time period; 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 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 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 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 an exception; providing for the rebuttal of the presumption upon the showing of clear and convincing evidence; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation to determine whether the presumption is rebutted within a specified timeframe; 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, unless the presumption has been rebutted; 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.

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Berny Jacques (R)*,  Kiyan Michael (R)*,  Webster Barnaby (R), 

Other Sponsors (1)

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (on 02/13/2026)

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