No. SB 328
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification; Citing this act as the “Florida Economic Prosperity and Immigration Act”; requiring proof of a specified identification number for certain applicants for a driver license; prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from disclosing or making accessible certain photographs and related information to any agency that primarily enforces immigration law or to any employee or agent of such agency; deleting the requirement for certain private employers to use the E-Verify system; providing that discrimination based on a person’s immigration status is unlawful; requiring covered immigration officers to wear specified visible identification during public immigration enforcement functions, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill repeals the requirement for private employers with 25 or more employees to use the E-Verify system to verify new hires' work eligibility.
It adds immigration status to the list of protected classes under the Florida Civil Rights Act, making discrimination based on status unlawful in employment and housing.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is prohibited from sharing driver license photographs with agencies that primarily enforce immigration law.
Applicants may now use foreign passports and birth certificates to prove identity when applying for a Florida driver license.
AIAllows applicants to use foreign passports, birth certificates, and other documents to prove identity, expanding who can obtain a Florida license.
AIProhibits the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from sharing license photographs and related data with agencies that primarily enforce immigration law.
AIProhibits the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from sharing driver license photographs and related information with federal immigration enforcement agencies without a federal court order or judicial warrant.
AIRemoves the mandate for private employers with 25 or more employees to use the E-Verify system to verify new employees' work eligibility.
AIMakes it unlawful to discriminate against individuals based on their immigration status in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other areas covered by the Florida Civil Rights Act.
AICreates a new state-law prohibition against discriminating against individuals based on holding a non-REAL ID compliant driver license.
AIProhibits employers from requiring employees to present a driver license unless possession is legally or lawfully required by the employer.
AIReclassifies felonies committed after a prior conviction for reentry of removed aliens to one degree higher, up to a life felony.