HB 1279 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Services to Noncitizens

Summary
Services to Noncitizens; Authorizes county to require proof that certain borrowers are lawfully present in United States; prohibits state & local governmental entities & private corporations from providing down payment assistance to person who is not lawfully in United States; requires immediate repayment of downpayment assistance & initiation of foreclosure proceedings; restricts eligibility for Florida Homeownership Assistance Program & Florida Hometown Hero Program, respectively, to persons who are lawfully present in United States; requires that all private employers, rather than only those employing specified number or more of employees, use E-Verify system to verify new employee's employment eligibility; prohibits money services business' licensees from initiating foreign remittance transfers unless they have verified that sender is not unauthorized alien.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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Committee
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Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Kiyan Michael
RRepublican
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