SB 998: Department of Commerce
GENERAL BILL by Yarborough
Department of Commerce; Repealing provisions relating to the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act; providing an exemption for certain conveyances of state lands to certain federal agencies which revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if such land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; requiring employers who are required to use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility to maintain an E-Verify case result for each employee which shows that the employee is authorized to work; requiring the department to provide an employer knowingly employing an unauthorized alien with a written determination, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/22/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 998, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/22/2025 at 4:09 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 741 Department of Commerce Owen Similar Last Action: 12/16/2025 H Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (19)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state assistance. Page 15 (pdf) 253.025 Acquisition of state lands. Page 4 (pdf) 288.062 Rural Community Investment Program. Page 16 (pdf) 288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund. Page 16 (pdf) 288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 5 (pdf) 290.0401 Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act; short title. Page 4 (pdf) 290.0411 Legislative intent and purpose of ss. 290.0401-290.048. Page 4 (pdf) 290.042 Definitions relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act. Page 4 (pdf) 290.043 Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program; administration. Page 4 (pdf) 290.044 Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Fund; administration; distribution. Page 6 (pdf) 290.0455 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Loan Guarantee Program; Section 108 loan guarantees. Page 4 (pdf) 290.046 Applications for grants; procedures; requirements. Page 4 (pdf) 290.047 Establishment of grant ceilings and maximum administrative cost percentages; elimination of population bias; loans in default. Page 4 (pdf) 290.0475 Rejection of grant applications; penalties for failure to meet application conditions. Page 4 (pdf) 290.048 General powers of department under ss. 290.0401-290.048. Page 4 (pdf) 332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and airport programs and projects; state plan. Page 18 (pdf) 448.09 Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited. Page 12 (pdf) 448.095 Employment eligibility. Page 7 (pdf) 627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 19 (pdf)