No. SB 304
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Violations of State Immigration Laws; Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to impose a fine for certain violations; requiring the department to use the moneys collected from such fines to provide compensation to victims harmed by unauthorized aliens; requiring the department to develop a program to compensate residents who have suffered harm caused by unauthorized aliens; creating a cause of action against certain local governmental entities and law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Law Enforcement must impose a $10,000 fine for each violation of state immigration enforcement agreements. The collected money must be used to compensate victims harmed by unauthorized aliens.
The department must develop a program to compensate residents who suffered harm caused by an unauthorized alien. Eligibility requires the harm to occur in Florida on or after July 1, 2026, and the alien to have materially contributed to the harm.
The estate of a person killed by an unauthorized alien may sue local governments or law enforcement agencies that violate state immigration cooperation laws. The plaintiff must prove that a failure to cooperate with federal authorities materially contributed to the death.
The state waives sovereign immunity for these specific wrongful death lawsuits. This means local governments and law enforcement agencies can be held financially liable for damages in these cases.
AICreates a mandatory financial penalty for immigration enforcement violations and directs the revenue to a new victim compensation program.
AIRequires the Department of Law Enforcement to establish a program to compensate residents who suffer harm caused by an unauthorized alien.
AISets specific evidentiary and procedural standards that victims must meet to receive compensation under the new program.
AIAllows the estate of a person killed by an unauthorized alien to sue local governments and law enforcement agencies for failure to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
AIExempts the new wrongful death cause of action from the state's standard sovereign immunity protections, allowing lawsuits to proceed against state entities.