The Florida Senate

SB 1278: Employment Eligibility

GENERAL BILL by Martin

Employment Eligibility; Requiring that all private employers, rather than only those employing more than a specified number of employees, use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility beginning on a specified date, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/6/2026	Senate	• Filed

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• SB 1278, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2026 at 4:47 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 197	Employment Eligibility	Jacques, Michael	Identical	Last Action: 12/11/2025 H Bill released to House Calendar
  S 1542	Immigration	Pizzo	Compare	Last Action: 1/9/2026 S Filed

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  448.095	Employment eligibility.	Page 1 (pdf)

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