Florida Senate - 2025                                    SB 1772
       
       
        
       By Senator Martin
       
       
       
       
       
       33-01094-25                                           20251772__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to guaranteed income programs;
    3         creating s. 414.61, F.S.; defining the terms
    4         “guaranteed income program” and “local government”;
    5         prohibiting a local government from adopting or
    6         enforcing a law, an ordinance, a resolution, an order,
    7         or a rule that has the purpose or effect of providing
    8         for payments under a guaranteed income program;
    9         authorizing the Attorney General to send a cease and
   10         desist order to a local government that violates
   11         specified provisions; authorizing the Attorney General
   12         to bring an action for injunctive relief for failure
   13         to comply with such cease and desist order; providing
   14         an effective date.
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   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   18         Section 1. Section 414.61, Florida Statutes, is created to
   19  read:
   20         414.61 Prohibition on guaranteed income programs.—
   21         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   22         (a) “Guaranteed income program” means a program under which
   23  an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment on a
   24  regular basis to be used for any purpose by the individual. The
   25  term does not include a program under which an individual is
   26  required to seek reemployment, perform work, or attend training
   27  as a condition of a cash payment.
   28         (b) “Local government” means a county, municipality,
   29  special district, or political subdivision of the state.
   30         (2) Unless expressly authorized by state law, a local
   31  government may not adopt or enforce a law, an ordinance, a
   32  resolution, an order, or a rule that has the purpose or effect
   33  of providing for payments to an individual under a guaranteed
   34  income program.
   35         (3) The Attorney General shall send a cease and desist
   36  order to any local government that adopts or enforces a law, an
   37  ordinance, a resolution, an order, or a rule in violation of
   38  this section. If the local government fails to comply with the
   39  cease and desist order, the Attorney General shall bring an
   40  action for injunctive relief against such local government.
   41         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.