HB 315: Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification
GENERAL BILL by Joseph
Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification; Creates Office for New Americans in Department of Commerce; provides requirements for Office for New Americans; provides that discrimination based on person's immigration status is unlawful; revises provisions of law relating to driver licenses, licensing, E-Verify System, the practice of law, federal immigration detainers, law enforcement agencies, DNA samples, education, & reclassification of penalties based on a person's immigration status; removes provisions of law relating to hospital patient data collection, human smuggling, sanctuary policies, duties relating to immigration detainees, reimbursement of costs, & sentence of death for capital offense committed by unauthorized alien; prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers, sheriff's deputies, & federal immigration agencies from engaging in certain immigration enforcement activities within a specified distance of public or private schools, child care facilities, or religious institutions; requires immigration officers to wear specified visible identification; prohibits law enforcement & immigration officers from wearing face coverings in performance of their official duties; requires specified advance notice be given to sheriff; provides criminal penalties; prohibits children from being denied free public education based on immigration status.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/4/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/12/2025 | House |
• Referred to Judiciary Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 328 | Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification | Smith | Identical | Last Action: 11/3/2025 S Filed |
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| H 419 | Law Enforcement and Immigration Officer Identifying Information and Face Coverings | Nixon | Compare | Last Action: 11/13/2025 H Filed |
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| S 316 | Law Enforcement and Immigration Officer Identifying Information and Face Coverings | Smith | Compare | Last Action: 11/3/2025 S Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (53)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 20.60 | Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties. | Page 8 (pdf) |
| 322.08 | Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 322.12 | Examination of applicants. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 322.142 | Color photographic or digital imaged licenses. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 322.17 | Replacement licenses and permits. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 322.18 | Original applications, licenses, and renewals; expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 322.19 | Change of address, name, or citizenship status. | Page 24 (pdf) |
| 395.3027 | Patient immigration status data collection. | Page 24 (pdf) |
| 402.308 | Issuance of license. | Page 24 (pdf) |
| 435.04 | Level 2 screening standards. | Page 72 (pdf) |
| 448.095 | Employment eligibility. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 454.021 | Attorneys; admission to practice law; Supreme Court to govern and regulate. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 456.074 | Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. | Page 73 (pdf) |
| 480.041 | Massage therapists; qualifications; licensure; endorsement. | Page 74 (pdf) |
| 480.043 | Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies. | Page 74 (pdf) |
| 501.9741 | Assisting in veterans’ benefits matters. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 760.01 | Purposes; construction; title. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 760.05 | Functions of the commission. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 760.07 | Remedies for unlawful discrimination. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 760.08 | Discrimination in places of public accommodation. | Page 31 (pdf) |
| 760.10 | Unlawful employment practices. | Page 31 (pdf) |
| 760.23 | Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices. | Page 34 (pdf) |
| 760.24 | Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 760.25 | Discrimination in the financing of housing or in residential real estate transactions. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 760.26 | Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 760.29 | Exemptions. | Page 38 (pdf) |
| 760.45 | Page 39 (pdf) | |
| 760.60 | Discriminatory practices of certain clubs prohibited; remedies. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 775.0848 | Offenses committed by an unauthorized alien; reclassification. | Page 41 (pdf) |
| 775.30 | Terrorism; defined; penalties. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 787.07 | Human smuggling. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 794.056 | Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 908.102 | Definitions. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 908.103 | Sanctuary policies prohibited. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 908.1031 | State Board of Immigration Enforcement; creation; purpose and duties. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 908.1032 | State Immigration Enforcement Council. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 908.104 | Cooperation with federal immigration authorities. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 908.1041 | Page 49 (pdf) | |
| 908.105 | Duties related to immigration detainers. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 908.106 | Reimbursement of costs. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 908.107 | Enforcement. | Page 51 (pdf) |
| 908.11 | Immigration enforcement assistance agreements; reporting requirement. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 908.14 | Page 53 (pdf) | |
| 921.0022 | Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. | Page 77 (pdf) |
| 921.1426 | Sentence of death for capital offense committed by unauthorized alien. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 938.085 | Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers. | Page 87 (pdf) |
| 943.1718 | Body cameras; policies and procedures. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 943.325 | DNA database. | Page 61 (pdf) |
| 1000.05 | Discrimination against students and employees in the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of access required. | Page 62 (pdf) |
| 1002.31 | Controlled open enrollment; public school parental choice. | Page 67 (pdf) |
| 1003.21 | School attendance. | Page 68 (pdf) |
| 1009.26 | Fee waivers. | Page 69 (pdf) |
| 1009.40 | General requirements for student eligibility for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. | Page 70 (pdf) |
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