HB 1279: Services to Noncitizens
GENERAL BILL by Michael
Services to Noncitizens; Authorizes county to require proof that certain borrowers are lawfully present in United States; prohibits state & local governmental entities & private corporations from providing down payment assistance to person who is not lawfully in United States; requires immediate repayment of downpayment assistance & initiation of foreclosure proceedings; restricts eligibility for Florida Homeownership Assistance Program & Florida Hometown Hero Program, respectively, to persons who are lawfully present in United States; requires that all private employers, rather than only those employing specified number or more of employees, use E-Verify system to verify new employee's employment eligibility; prohibits money services business' licensees from initiating foreign remittance transfers unless they have verified that sender is not unauthorized alien.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/27/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
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HB 1279, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 9:02 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (6)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1498 Services to Noncitizens Ingoglia Identical Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced 
H 955 Employment Eligibility Jacques, Michael Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Received
H 1033 Immigration Status and Employment Eligibility Tant Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 1435 Immigration and State-issued Identification Joseph Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee
S 782 Immigration Pizzo Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced
S 1668 Immigration and State-issued Identification Smith Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.0167 Discretionary surtax on documents; adoption; application of revenue. Page 4 (pdf) 420.0007 Page 4 (pdf) 420.5088 Florida Homeownership Assistance Program. Page 5 (pdf) 420.5096 Florida Hometown Hero Program. Page 11 (pdf) 448.09 Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited. Page 12 (pdf) 448.095 Employment eligibility. Page 14 (pdf) 560.208 Conduct of business. Page 15 (pdf) 560.211 Required records. Page 16 (pdf) 560.2115 Page 17 (pdf)