The Florida Senate

CS/HB 1307: Unauthorized Aliens

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Jacques ; Michael ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby

Unauthorized Aliens; Prohibits unauthorized aliens from receiving certain licensing or certification, financial assistance, & claim reimbursement; requires certain procedures, instruction, & testing to be conducted in English; prohibits alternate language accommodations; requires employers & licensees to verify employment eligibility & citizenship status, respectively, before taking certain actions; provides civil cause of action & criminal penalty; provides penalties; authorizes certain complaints; requires Office of Financial Regulation to conduct random audits; creates rebuttable presumption against unauthorized out-of-state drivers; provides exemptions & standard of proof; provides requirements for law enforcement officers, DHSMV, insurers, & OIR; provides administrative penalties; authorizes private cause of action; prohibits certain financial institutions from accepting certain forms of personal identification.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/8/2026	House	• Filed
  1/13/2026	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	House	• Referred to Commerce Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Commerce Committee
  2/6/2026	House	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  2/10/2026	House	• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
  2/12/2026	House	• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/13/2026	House	• Referred to State Affairs Committee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

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• CS/HB 1307, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 10:45 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1380	Unauthorized Aliens	Martin	Similar	Last Action: 2/6/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
  S 1542	Immigration	Pizzo	Compare	Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced

  Citations - Statutes (19)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  17.72		Page 6 (pdf)
  125.0167	Discretionary surtax on documents; adoption; application of revenue.	Page 6 (pdf)
  284.52		Page 7 (pdf)
  322.53	License required; exemptions.	Page 7 (pdf)
  420.5088	Florida Homeownership Assistance Program.	Page 9 (pdf)
  420.5096	Florida Hometown Hero Program.	Page 14 (pdf)
  420.56		Page 8 (pdf)
  440.02	Definitions.	Page 15 (pdf)
  440.10	Liability for compensation.	Page 24 (pdf)
  440.1001		Page 24 (pdf)
  440.1002		Page 26 (pdf)
  448.09	Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited.	Page 27 (pdf)
  448.095	Employment eligibility.	Page 31 (pdf)
  560.208	Conduct of business.	Page 33 (pdf)
  560.211	Required records.	Page 34 (pdf)
  560.2115		Page 35 (pdf)
  560.310	Records of check cashers and foreign currency exchangers.	Page 36 (pdf)
  627.7408		Page 38 (pdf)
  655.98		Page 41 (pdf)

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• HB 1307, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2026 at 3:27 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1380	Unauthorized Aliens	Martin	Similar	Last Action: 2/6/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
  S 1542	Immigration	Pizzo	Compare	Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  270373 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Jacques	2/9/2026 3:12 PM	Adopted 2/10/2026	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (19)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  17.72		Page 5 (pdf)
  125.0167	Discretionary surtax on documents; adoption; application of revenue.	Page 6 (pdf)
  284.52		Page 6 (pdf)
  322.53	License required; exemptions.	Page 7 (pdf)
  420.5088	Florida Homeownership Assistance Program.	Page 8 (pdf)
  420.5096	Florida Hometown Hero Program.	Page 14 (pdf)
  420.56		Page 7 (pdf)
  440.02	Definitions.	Page 15 (pdf)
  440.10	Liability for compensation.	Page 24 (pdf)
  440.1001		Page 24 (pdf)
  440.1002		Page 25 (pdf)
  448.09	Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited.	Page 26 (pdf)
  448.095	Employment eligibility.	Page 29 (pdf)
  560.208	Conduct of business.	Page 30 (pdf)
  560.211	Required records.	Page 31 (pdf)
  560.2115		Page 32 (pdf)
  560.310	Records of check cashers and foreign currency exchangers.	Page 33 (pdf)
  627.7408		Page 35 (pdf)
  655.98		Page 38 (pdf)

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