Florida SB 708: State Immigration Enforcement Action Database

Bill Text

708 
State Immigration Enforcement Action Database 
2025-12-03T03:23:35Z 
Requiring the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to create and administer the State Immigration Enforcement Action Database; requiring that the database be accessible through a publicly available website and be searchable; requiring law enforcement agencies and entities contracting for private correctional services in this state to submit to the board specified information within a specified timeframe after detaining or arresting a person for specified reasons, 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 708 

 By Senator Berman 

 26-01310A-26 2026708__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the State Immigration Enforcement 
 3 Action Database; amending s. 908.1031, F.S.; requiring 
 4 the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to create 
 5 and administer the State Immigration Enforcement 
 6 Action Database; creating s. 908.1034, F.S.; 
 7 specifying that the board is responsible for creating 
 8 and administering the database; requiring that the 
 9 database be accessible through a publicly available 
 10 website and be searchable; requiring law enforcement 
 11 agencies and entities contracting for private 
 12 correctional services in this state to submit to the 
 13 board specified information within a specified 
 14 timeframe after detaining or arresting a person for 
 15 specified reasons; requiring the board to publish 
 16 specified information in the database within a 
 17 specified timeframe after receiving it from a law 
 18 enforcement agency or an entity contracting for 
 19 private correctional services in this state; amending 
 20 s. 908.1032, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; 
 21 providing an effective date. 
 22 
 23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 24 
 25 Section 1. Present paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of 
 26 subsection (3) of section 908.1031, Florida Statutes, are 
 27 redesignated as paragraphs (f), (g), and (h), respectively, and 
 28 a new paragraph (e) is added to that subsection, to read: 
 29 908.1031 State Board of Immigration Enforcement; creation; 
 30 purpose and duties.— 
 31 (3) The board is the chief immigration enforcement officer 
 32 of the state and shall: 
 33 (e) Create and administer the State Immigration Enforcement 
 34 Action Database established in s. 908.1034. 
 35 Section 2. Section 908.1034, Florida Statutes, is created 
 36 to read: 
 37 908.1034 State Immigration Enforcement Action Database.— 
 38 (1) The State Board of Immigration Enforcement is 
 39 responsible for creating and administering a database of 
 40 immigration enforcement actions performed by any state law 
 41 enforcement agency or entity contracting for private 
 42 correctional services in this state. The database must be 
 43 accessible through a publicly available website and be 
 44 searchable by agency and name. 
 45 (2) A law enforcement agency or an entity contracting for 
 46 private correctional services in this state shall submit all of 
 47 the following information to the board within 48 hours after 
 48 detaining or arresting a person for an immigration-related 
 49 reason, accepting custody of a person detained for an 
 50 immigration-related reason, or otherwise participating in an 
 51 immigration enforcement action: 
 52 (a) The name and birthdate of any person whom the agency: 
 53 1. Transfers to federal immigration authorities on a 
 54 detainer. 
 55 2. Arrests or detains for an immigration-related reason. 
 56 3. Maintains custody of pending immigration proceedings or 
 57 deportation. 
 58 4. Knows to have been detained by federal authorities 
 59 pursuant to an immigration enforcement action in which the 
 60 agency cooperated. 
 61 (b) The following additional information related to a 
 62 person who meets the conditions specified in paragraph (a): 
 63 1. The date and location of arrest or detention of the 
 64 person. 
 65 2. Whether such person is currently housed in the custody 
 66 of a law enforcement agency or private correctional facility in 
 67 this state. 
 68 3. Any transfer in custody within the state, to the federal 
 69 government, or to another state, including which entity assumes 
 70 custody of the person. 
 71 (c) Any change in the information required in paragraphs 
 72 (a) and (b) within 48 hours after such change. 
 73 (3) The board must publish all of the following information 
 74 in the database within 48 hours after receiving it from a law 
 75 enforcement agency or an entity contracting for private 
 76 correctional services in this state: 
 77 (a) The name and birthdate of the person. 
 78 (b) The date of arrest or detention, or the date when the 
 79 agency or entity first took custody of the person. 
 80 (c) The location of the arrest or detention. 
 81 (d) If the person is still in state custody, where the 
 82 person is housed. 
 83 (e) If the person