Florida HB 197: Pub. Rec./Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor

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HB 197 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to employment eligibility; amending s. 2
448.095, F.S.; requiring that all private employers, 3
rather than only those employing more than a specified 4
number of employees, use the E-Verify system to verify 5
a new employee's employment eligibility beginning on a 6
specified date; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 11
448.095, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12
448.095 Employment eligibility.— 13
(2) EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION.— 14
(b)1. A public agency shall use the E-Verify system to 15
verify a new employee's employment eligibility as required under 16
paragraph (a). 17
2. Beginning on July 1, 2026 2023, a private employer with 18
25 or more employees shall use the E-Verify system to verify a 19
new employee's employment eligibility as required under 20
paragraph (a). 21
3. Each employer required to use the E-Verify system under 22
this paragraph must certify on its first return each calendar 23
year to the tax service provider that it is in compliance with 24
this section when making contributions to or reimbursing the 25

HB 197 2026

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state's unemployment compensation or reemployment assistance 26
system. An employer that voluntarily uses the E-Verify system 27
may also make such a certification on its first return each 28
calendar year in order to document such use. 29
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 30