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    HB 315: Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification

    GENERAL BILL by Joseph; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani

    Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification; Creates Office for New Americans in Department of Commerce; provides requirements for Office for New Americans; provides that discrimination based on person's immigration status is unlawful; revises provisions of law relating to driver licenses, licensing, E-Verify System, the practice of law, federal immigration detainers, law enforcement agencies, DNA samples, education, & reclassification of penalties based on a person's immigration status; removes provisions of law relating to hospital patient data collection, human smuggling, sanctuary policies, duties relating to immigration detainees, reimbursement of costs, & sentence of death for capital offense committed by unauthorized alien; prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers, sheriff's deputies, & federal immigration agencies from engaging in certain immigration enforcement activities within a specified distance of public or private schools, child care facilities, or religious institutions; requires immigration officers to wear specified visible identification; prohibits law enforcement & immigration officers from wearing face coverings in performance of their official duties; requires specified advance notice be given to sheriff; provides criminal penalties; prohibits children from being denied free public education based on immigration status.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2026

    Last Action: 3/13/2026 House - Died in Judiciary Committee

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 11/4/2025 02:29 PM


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    • Citations - Statute (53)

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      20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties. Page 8 (pdf)
      322.08 Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. Page 11 (pdf)
      322.12 Examination of applicants. Page 16 (pdf)
      322.142 Color photographic or digital imaged licenses. Page 17 (pdf)
      322.17 Replacement licenses and permits. Page 22 (pdf)
      322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. Page 22 (pdf)
      322.19 Change of address, name, or citizenship status. Page 24 (pdf)
      395.3027 Patient immigration status data collection. Page 24 (pdf)
      402.308 Issuance of license. Page 24 (pdf)
      435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 72 (pdf)
      448.095 Employment eligibility. Page 26 (pdf)
      454.021 Attorneys; admission to practice law; Supreme Court to govern and regulate. Page 28 (pdf)
      456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 73 (pdf)
      480.041 Massage therapists; qualifications; licensure; endorsement. Page 74 (pdf)
      480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies. Page 74 (pdf)
      501.9741 Assisting in veterans’ benefits matters. Page 75 (pdf)
      760.01 Purposes; construction; title. Page 29 (pdf)
      760.05 Functions of the commission. Page 29 (pdf)
      760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. Page 30 (pdf)
      760.08 Discrimination in places of public accommodation. Page 31 (pdf)
      760.10 Unlawful employment practices. Page 31 (pdf)
      760.23 Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices. Page 34 (pdf)
      760.24 Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services. Page 36 (pdf)
      760.25 Discrimination in the financing of housing or in residential real estate transactions. Page 36 (pdf)
      760.26 Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development. Page 37 (pdf)
      760.29 Exemptions. Page 38 (pdf)
      760.45 Page 39 (pdf)
      760.60 Discriminatory practices of certain clubs prohibited; remedies. Page 40 (pdf)
      775.0848 Offenses committed by an unauthorized alien; reclassification. Page 41 (pdf)
      775.30 Terrorism; defined; penalties. Page 76 (pdf)
      787.07 Human smuggling. Page 42 (pdf)
      794.056 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund. Page 76 (pdf)
      908.102 Definitions. Page 42 (pdf)
      908.103 Sanctuary policies prohibited. Page 43 (pdf)
      908.1031 State Board of Immigration Enforcement; creation; purpose and duties. Page 43 (pdf)
      908.1032 State Immigration Enforcement Council. Page 43 (pdf)
      908.104 Cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Page 44 (pdf)
      908.1041 Page 49 (pdf)
      908.105 Duties related to immigration detainers. Page 43 (pdf)
      908.106 Reimbursement of costs. Page 43 (pdf)
      908.107 Enforcement. Page 51 (pdf)
      908.11 Immigration enforcement assistance agreements; reporting requirement. Page 52 (pdf)
      908.14 Page 53 (pdf)
      921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 77 (pdf)
      921.1426 Sentence of death for capital offense committed by unauthorized alien. Page 56 (pdf)
      938.085 Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers. Page 87 (pdf)
      943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures. Page 56 (pdf)
      943.325 DNA database. Page 61 (pdf)
      1000.05 Discrimination against students and employees in the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of access required. Page 62 (pdf)
      1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental choice. Page 67 (pdf)
      1003.21 School attendance. Page 68 (pdf)
      1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 69 (pdf)
      1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. Page 70 (pdf)
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      11/4/2025 H • Filed
      11/12/2025 H • Referred to Judiciary Committee
      • Referred to Commerce Committee
      • Referred to Budget Committee
      • Referred to State Affairs Committee
      • Now in Judiciary Committee
      1/13/2026 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
      3/13/2026 H • Died in Judiciary Committee
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