Florida SB 1278: Public Records/Department of Management Services Vendor Information

Bill Text

1278 
Employment Eligibility 
2026-01-06T11:47:15Z 
Requiring that all private employers, rather than only those employing more than a specified number of employees, use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility beginning on a specified date, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
S 
2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
GB 
General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1278 

 By Senator Martin 

 33-00741-26 20261278__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to employment eligibility; amending s. 
 3 448.095, F.S.; requiring that all private employers, 
 4 rather than only those employing more than a specified 
 5 number of employees, use the E-Verify system to verify 
 6 a new employee’s employment eligibility beginning on a 
 7 specified date; conforming provisions to changes made 
 8 by the act; providing an effective date. 
 9 
 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 11 
 12 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 
 13 448.095, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 14 448.095 Employment eligibility.— 
 15 (2) EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION.— 
 16 (b)1. A public agency shall use the E-Verify system to 
 17 verify a new employee’s employment eligibility as required under 
 18 paragraph (a). 
 19 2. Beginning on July 1, 2026 2023, a private employer with 
 20 25 or more employees shall use the E-Verify system to verify a 
 21 new employee’s employment eligibility as required under 
 22 paragraph (a). 
 23 3. Each employer required to use the E-Verify system under 
 24 this paragraph must certify on its first return each calendar 
 25 year to the tax service provider that it is in compliance with 
 26 this section when making contributions to or reimbursing the 
 27 state’s unemployment compensation or reemployment assistance 
 28 system. An employer that voluntarily uses the E-Verify system 
 29 may also make such a certification on its first return each 
 30 calendar year in order to document such use. 
 31 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.