Florida legislation · 2025 Third Special Session
Florida S4: Immigration
Status: Chaptered, February 14, 2025
Providing criminal penalties for adult unauthorized aliens who knowingly enter or attempt to enter this state after entering the United States by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers; providing enhanced criminal penalties for second or subsequent convictions; specifying that such aliens are not eligible for any civil citation or other prearrest or postarrest diversion program; providing criminal penalties for an adult unauthorized alien who, after having been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or having departed the United States during the time an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in this state, etc.
Sponsors
- Gruters, Joe (R, SD-022) · primary sponsor
- Randy Fine (R, HD-053)
Votes
- Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 (February 13, 2025): 25 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House: Third Reading RCS#12 (February 13, 2025): 85 yea, 29 nay, passed
- Senate Appropriations (February 12, 2025): 11 yea, 7 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S4?
- S4 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2025 Third Special Session): Immigration.
- What does S4 do?
- Providing criminal penalties for adult unauthorized aliens who knowingly enter or attempt to enter this state after entering the United States by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers; providing enhanced criminal penalties for second or subsequent convictions; specifying that such aliens are not eligible for any civil citation or other prearrest or postarrest diversion program; providing criminal penalties for an adult unauthorized alien who, after having been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or having departed the United States during the time an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in this state, etc.