HB 197 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Employment Eligibility

Summary

Employment Eligibility ; Requires that all private employers, rather than only those employing more than specified number of employees, use E-Verify system to verify new employee's employment eligibility beginning on specified date.

Issues: ✗ Immigration

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 16, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

Floor votes · House Jan 15, 2026

How they voted

81–30

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 118

Jan 15, 2026

D Democratic34

5 Yea 28 Nay 1

82% Nay

R Republican84

76 Yea 2 Nay 6

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Jan 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 30

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Commerce Committee

lower

Dec 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Nov 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Nov 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Nov 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Oct 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

lower

Oct 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Oct 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Oct 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors