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FL S1380

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jonathan Martin

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the Department of Financial Services from issuing licenses or certifications to unauthorized aliens and bars state agencies from approving claims submitted by unauthorized alien adults

  • Requires all commercial driver license procedures, instruction, and testing to be conducted in English only, with no interpreters, translators, or alternate language accommodations permitted

  • Bans down payment assistance programs from providing funds to unauthorized aliens and requires immediate repayment or foreclosure if unauthorized aliens are discovered to have received such assistance

  • Imposes escalating penalties on employers who knowingly hire unauthorized aliens, including fines up to $250,000, license suspensions/revocations, and third-degree felony charges for hiring more than 50 unauthorized aliens

  • Requires money transfer businesses to verify senders are not unauthorized aliens before initiating foreign remittance transfers, with 25% penalties on transferred amounts for violations and quarterly compliance audits

  • Creates a rebuttable presumption of fault against drivers with invalid out-of-state licenses involved in motor vehicle accidents, prohibiting insurers from paying claims to such drivers

Legislative Description

Unauthorized Aliens

Last Action

On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

2/6/2026

Full Bill Text

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