Florida HB 1307: Unauthorized Aliens

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CS/HB 1307 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to unauthorized aliens; creating s. 2
17.72, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Financial 3
Services from issuing a license or certification to 4
unauthorized aliens; requiring the department to adopt 5
rules; amending s. 125.0167, F.S.; authorizing a 6
county to require a borrower to provide proof of being 7
lawfully present in the United States; creating s. 8
284.52, F.S.; providing definitions; authorizing the 9
Division of Risk Management to approve or deny claims 10
relating to a minor who is an unauthorized alien; 11
prohibiting the division from approving any claim 12
submitted by an adult who is an authorized alien or 13
fails to provide lawful documentation of his or her 14
lawful presence in the United States; amending s. 15
322.53, F.S.; requiring certain procedures, 16
instruction, and testing to be conducted in English; 17
prohibiting alternate language accommodations; 18
creating s. 420.56, F.S.; defining the terms "down 19
payment assistance" and "unauthorized alien"; 20
prohibiting certain entities and corporations from 21
providing down payment assistance to a person who was 22
an unauthorized alien at the time such assistance was 23
received; requiring an unauthorized alien to repay 24
such down payment assistance if received; authorizing 25

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certain entities and corporations to initiate 26
foreclosure proceedings under certain circumstances; 27
amending s. 420.5088, F.S.; providing that the Florida 28
Homeownership Assistance Program is to assist certain 29
persons who are lawfully present in the United States; 30
amending s. 420.5096, F.S.; providing that the Florida 31
Hometown Hero Program is to assist certain persons who 32
are lawfully present in the United States; amending s. 33
440.02, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 34
"employee"; amending s. 440.10, F.S.; conforming a 35
provision to changes made by the act; creating s. 36
440.1001, F.S.; defining the term "unauthorized 37
alien"; providing that an employer who hires or 38
employs an adult who is an unauthorized alien is 39
personally liable for certain costs and benefits 40
resulting from an injury to such person; providing 41
that an employer must reimburse a carrier for certain 42
costs and benefits; providing for the adjudication of 43
certain disputes and judicial review of certain 44
orders; providing penalties; requiring the Department 45
of Financial Services to transfer reported violations 46
to appropriate licensing authorities; creating s. 47
440.1002, F.S.; defining the term "E-Verify system"; 48
requiring an employer to verify an employee's 49
employment eligibility before submitting a workers' 50

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compensation claim; requiring employers to retain, for 51
a specified timeframe, and provide to the Department 52
of Financial Services or carrier upon request certain 53
documentation and verification; providing 54
construction; authorizing the department to adopt 55
rules; amending s. 448.09, F.S.; defining the term 56
"license"; providing penalties for an employer who 57
knowingly employs, hires, recruits, or refers an 58
unauthorized alien; requiring fines collected to be 59
deposited into the State Economic Enhancement and 60
Development Trust Fund; providing a civil cause of 61
action; providing a criminal penalty; amending s. 62
448.095, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Financial 63
Services to request certain verification of an 64
employee's employment eligibility; defining the term 65
"license"; amending s. 560.208, F.S.; requiring a 66
licensee to verify a person's citizenship status 67
before initiating a foreign remittance transfer; 68
defining the term "foreign remittance transfer"; 69
requiring the Financial Services Commission to adopt 70
certain rules; requiring licensees to submit certain 71
forms to the commission within a specified time 72
period; providing a penalty; requiring a licensee to 73
submit such penalty to the commission within a 74
specified time period; requiring the commission to 75

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deposit penalties collected into the Regulatory Trust 76
Fund; providing construction; amending s. 560.211, 77
F.S.; requiring licensees to make, keep, and preserve 78
certain documentation used to verify a sender of a 79
foreign remittance transfer is not an unauthorized 80
alien; c