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FL S1380
Bill
Status
1/7/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Martin
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AI Summary
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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
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Requires all commercial driver license procedures, instruction, and testing to be conducted in English only, with no interpreters, translators, or alternate language accommodations permitted
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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
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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
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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
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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