Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 2368
       
       
       
       By Senator Storms
       
       
       
       
       10-01944-10                                           20102368__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to illegal immigration; creating s.
    3         111.076, F.S.; prohibiting restrictions on the
    4         reporting of certain immigration status information by
    5         public employees; creating ss. 125.582 and 166.04935,
    6         F.S.; prohibiting certain local governmental
    7         restrictions on communicating or cooperating with
    8         federal officials concerning a person’s citizenship or
    9         immigration status; providing an effective date.
   10  
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Section 111.076, Florida Statutes, is created to
   14  read:
   15         111.076 Reporting of immigration status information.
   16  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or agency
   17  may not prohibit or in any way restrict a public employee from
   18  doing any of the following with respect to information regarding
   19  the immigration status of any individual:
   20         (1) Sending such information to, or requesting or receiving
   21  such information from, the United States Department of Homeland
   22  Security;
   23         (2) Maintaining such information; or
   24         (3) Exchanging such information with any other federal,
   25  state, or local governmental entity.
   26         Section 2. Section 125.582, Florida Statutes, is created to
   27  read:
   28         125.582 Communicating or cooperating with federal officials
   29  concerning immigration.—
   30         (1) A county government, whether acting through its
   31  governing body or by an initiative, referendum, or any other
   32  process, may not enact any ordinance or policy that limits or
   33  prohibits a law enforcement officer, local official, or local
   34  governmental employee from communicating or cooperating with
   35  federal officials with regard to the immigration status of any
   36  person within this state.
   37         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county
   38  governmental entity or official may not prohibit or in any way
   39  restrict any governmental entity or government official from
   40  sending to, or receiving from, the United States Department of
   41  Homeland Security information regarding the citizenship or
   42  immigration status of any individual.
   43         Section 3. Section 166.04935, Florida Statutes, is created
   44  to read:
   45         166.04935 Communicating or cooperating with federal
   46  officials concerning immigration.—
   47         (1) A municipal government, whether acting through its
   48  governing body or by an initiative, referendum, or any other
   49  process, may not enact any ordinance or policy that limits or
   50  prohibits a law enforcement officer, local official, or local
   51  governmental employee from communicating or cooperating with
   52  federal officials with regard to the immigration status of any
   53  person within this state.
   54         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipal
   55  governmental entity or official may not prohibit or in any way
   56  restrict any governmental entity or government official from
   57  sending to, or receiving from, the United States Department of
   58  Homeland Security information regarding the citizenship or
   59  immigration status of any individual.
   60         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.