Florida Senate - 2025 SB 12-A
By Senator Ingoglia
11-00013-25A 202512A__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to combatting illegal immigration;
3 amending s. 97.051, F.S.; revising the oath a person
4 subscribes to upon registering to vote; amending s.
5 104.011, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for
6 unauthorized aliens who willfully swear or affirm to
7 any oath or affirmation in connection with or arising
8 out of voting or elections and for persons who have
9 knowledge that such a registrant is an unauthorized
10 alien; providing criminal penalties for unauthorized
11 aliens who willfully submit false voter registration
12 information and for persons who have knowledge that
13 such a registrant is an unauthorized alien; amending
14 s. 104.15, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for
15 unauthorized aliens who, knowing that they are not
16 qualified electors, willfully vote at any election and
17 for persons who aid or solicit another person who is
18 an unauthorized alien to such action; providing for
19 severability; providing effective dates.
20
21 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
22
23 Section 1. Section 97.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
24 read:
25 97.051 Oath upon registering.—A person registering to vote
26 must subscribe to the following oath: “I do solemnly swear (or
27 affirm) that I will protect and defend the Constitution of the
28 United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida, that
29 I am qualified to register as an elector under the Constitution
30 and laws of the State of Florida, and that all information
31 provided in this application is true. I have carefully reviewed
32 the instructions for completing the Florida Voter Registration
33 Application, and I further swear (or affirm) that I am a United
34 States citizen, and I understand that if I have provided false
35 information on this application I could be subject to criminal
36 penalties for perjury and that I may be fined, imprisoned, or,
37 if not a United States citizen, deported from or refused entry
38 into the United States.”
39 Section 2. Effective March 31, 2025, section 104.011,
40 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
41 104.011 False swearing; submission of false voter
42 registration information; prosecution prohibited.—
43 (1)(a) A person who willfully swears or affirms falsely to
44 any oath or affirmation, or willfully procures another person to
45 swear or affirm falsely to an oath or affirmation, in connection
46 with or arising out of voting or elections commits a felony of
47 the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
48 775.083, or s. 775.084.
49 (b) A person who commits a violation of paragraph (a) and
50 who is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111, or who
51 assists another in violation of paragraph (a) and has knowledge
52 that the registrant is an unauthorized alien as defined in s.
53 908.111, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as
54 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
55 (2)(a) A person who willfully submits any false voter
56 registration information commits a felony of the third degree,
57 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
58 (b) A person who commits a violation of paragraph (a) and
59 who is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111, or who
60 assists another in violation of paragraph (a) and has knowledge
61 that the registrant is an unauthorized alien as defined in s.
62 908.111, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as
63 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
64 (3) A person may not be charged or convicted for a
65 violation of this section for affirming that he or she has not
66 been convicted of a felony or that, if convicted, he or she has
67 had voting rights restored, if such violation is alleged to have
68 occurred on or after January 8, 2019, but before July 1, 2019.
69 Section 3. Section 104.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to
70 read:
71 104.15 Unqualified electors willfully voting.—
72 (1) Whoever, knowing he or she is not a qualified elector,
73 willfully votes at any election is guilty of a felony of the
74 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
75 or s. 775.084.
76 (2) A person who commits a violation of subsection (1) and
77 who is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111, or a
78 person who aids or solicits another to violate subsection (1)
79 with knowledge that such person is an unauthorized alien as
80 defined in s. 908.111, commits a felony of the second degree,
81 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
82 Section 4. If any provision of this act or its application
83 to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity
84 does not affect other provisions or applications of this act
85 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
86 application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
87 severable.
88 Section 5. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
89 act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.