Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 315
Session 2026
Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification
Active
Active
Failed in House on Mar 13, 2026
First Action
Nov 4, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
315
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
House Votes (0)
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
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.
Actions (8)
03/13/2026
House
Died in Judiciary Committee
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
11/12/2025
House
Now in Judiciary Committee
11/12/2025
House
Referred to State Affairs Committee
11/12/2025
House
Referred to Budget Committee
11/12/2025
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
11/12/2025
House
Referred to Judiciary Committee
11/04/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:00 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:05 PM