No. HB 315
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification; Creates Office for New Americans in Department of Commerce; provides requirements for Office for New Americans; provides that discrimination based on person's immigration status is unlawful; revises provisions of law relating to driver licenses, licensing, E-Verify System, the practice of law, federal immigration detainers, law enforcement agencies, DNA samples, education, & reclassification of penalties based on a person's immigration status; removes provisions of law relating to hospital patient data collection, human smuggling, sanctuary policies, duties relating to immigration detainees, reimbursement of costs, & sentence of death for capital offense committed by unauthorized alien; prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers, sheriff's deputies, & federal immigration agencies from engaging in certain immigration enforcement activities within a specified distance of public or private schools, child care facilities, or religious institutions; requires immigration officers to wear specified visible identification; prohibits law enforcement & immigration officers from wearing face coverings in performance of their official duties; requires specified advance notice be given to sheriff; provides criminal penalties; prohibits children from being denied free public education based on immigration status.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill adds immigration status to protected classes under state civil rights laws, making it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their immigration status in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
It prohibits the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from disclosing driver's license information to immigration enforcement agencies without a court order, creating a privacy barrier for license holders.
The legislation expands acceptable identification documents for obtaining a Florida driver's license to include foreign passports and birth certificates, extending the validity period of such licenses to eight years.
It removes the requirement for private employers with 25 or more employees to use the E-Verify system, eliminating a federal compliance mandate for a specific class of private businesses.
AIAllows applicants to use foreign passports, birth certificates, and other documents to obtain a Florida driver's license.
AIExtends the validity of driver's licenses issued based on expanded identification documents from 1 year to 8 years.
AIProhibits the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from disclosing driver's license information to immigration enforcement agencies without a court order.
AIRemoves the requirement for private employers with 25 or more employees to use the E-Verify system.
AIAdds immigration status to the list of protected classes under the Florida Civil Rights Act, prohibiting discrimination based on immigration status.
AIAdds immigration status to the list of protected classes in employment, housing, and public accommodation laws, making it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their immigration status.
AIProhibits businesses, employers, and government entities from discriminating against individuals because their driver's license does not comply with the federal REAL ID Act, including prohibiting the reporting of such individuals to law enforcement.
AIChanges the penalty enhancement for committing a felony after a prior conviction for unlawful reentry, reclassifying felonies to higher degrees and repealing the previous statute that enhanced penalties for any crime committed by an unauthorized alien.