Florida SB 566: Prohibited Discrimination

Bill Text

566 
Certificate of Title Application Requirements 
2025-11-18T09:13:24Z 
Including certain proof of identification and residency in requirements for certificate of title applications; providing that certain documents may include fingerprints and other unique biometric means of identity, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 566 

 By Senator Yarborough 

 4-00730-26 2026566__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to certificate of title application 
 3 requirements; amending s. 319.23, F.S.; including 
 4 certain proof of identification and residency in 
 5 requirements for certificate of title applications; 
 6 providing that certain documents may include 
 7 fingerprints and other unique biometric means of 
 8 identity; providing an effective date. 
 9 
 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 11 
 12 Section 1. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (3) of 
 13 section 319.23, Florida Statutes, to read: 
 14 319.23 Application for, and issuance of, certificate of 
 15 title.— 
 16 (3) If a certificate of title has not previously been 
 17 issued for a motor vehicle or mobile home in this state, the 
 18 application, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, 
 19 shall be accompanied by a proper bill of sale or sworn statement 
 20 of ownership, or a duly certified copy thereof, or by a 
 21 certificate of title, bill of sale, or other evidence of 
 22 ownership required by the law of the state or county from which 
 23 the motor vehicle or mobile home was brought into this state. 
 24 The application shall also be accompanied by: 
 25 (d)1. The applicant’s proof of identity satisfactory to the 
 26 department. Such proof must include one of the following 
 27 documents issued to the applicant: 
 28 a. A driver license record or identification card record 
 29 from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit 
 30 a document for identification which is substantially similar to 
 31 a document required under sub-subparagraph b., sub-subparagraph 
 32 c., sub-subparagraph d., sub-subparagraph e., sub-subparagraph 
 33 f., sub-subparagraph g., or sub-subparagraph h.; 
 34 b. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate; 
 35 c. A valid, unexpired United States passport; 
 36 d. A naturalization certificate issued by the United States 
 37 Department of Homeland Security; 
 38 e. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card 
 39 (green card); 
 40 f. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the United 
 41 States Department of State; 
 42 g. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by the 
 43 United States Department of Homeland Security; or 
 44 h. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the 
 45 United States Department of Homeland Security. In order to prove 
 46 nonimmigrant classification, an applicant must provide at least 
 47 one of the following documents. In addition, the department may 
 48 require applicants to produce United States Department of 
 49 Homeland Security documents for the sole purpose of establishing 
 50 the maintenance of, or efforts to maintain, continuous lawful 
 51 presence: 
 52 (I) A notice of hearing from an immigration court 
 53 scheduling a hearing on any proceeding. 
 54 (II) A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals 
 55 acknowledging pendency of an appeal. 
 56 (III) A notice of the approval of an application for 
 57 adjustment of status issued by the United States Citizenship and 
 58 Immigration Services. 
 59 (IV) Official documentation confirming the filing of a 
 60 petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued 
 61 by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 
 62 (V) A notice of action transferring any pending matter from 
 63 another jurisdiction to this state issued by the United States 
 64 Citizenship and Immigration Services. 
 65 (VI) An order of an immigration judge or immigration 
 66 officer granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and 
 67 work in the United States, including, but not limited to, 
 68 asylum. 
 69 (VII) Evidence that an application is pending for 
 70 adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
 71 permanent residence in the United States or conditional 
 72 permanent resident status in the United States, if a visa number 
 73 is available having a current priority date for processing by 
 74 the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 
 75 (VIII) An unexpired foreign passport with an unexpired 
 76 United States Visa affixed, accompanied by an approved Form I 
 77 94, documenting the most recent admittance into the United 
 78 States. 
 79 
 80 A driver license or temporary permit issued based on documents 
 81 required in sub-subparagraph g. or sub-subparagraph h. is valid 
 82 for a period not to exceed the expiration date of the document 
 83 presented or 1 year. 
 84 2. Documents submitted with