FL H0741

Renames the "Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program" to "Community Development Block Grant Program" and repeals eight related statutes, designating the Department of Commerce as the state agency to receive and administer federal HUD funding including disaster recovery funds

Strengthens E-Verify enforcement by requiring private employers with 25+ employees to maintain an E-Verify case for each employee and imposing $1,000 fines per unverified employee after failed cure periods, with subsequent violations leading to license suspension

Expands the definition of "rural community" to include unincorporated areas or incorporated cities with populations of 25,000 or fewer that meet three or more economic distress factors

Exempts federal agencies including the Department of Defense from land reversion requirements when state-conveyed land continues to serve as a military installation buffer, even if the specific military mission changes

Establishes that employers knowingly employ unauthorized aliens if they are aware of the status or fail to take reasonable steps to verify eligibility, with violations resulting in 1-year probation and quarterly compliance reporting requirements