Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S216: Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility
Status: Chaptered, March 31, 2026
Citing this act as the "Promoting Work, Deterring Fraud Act of 2026"; revising circumstances under which the Department of Commerce disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to verify claimants' identities before paying benefits; providing duties of the department, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to verification of reemployment assistance benefit eligibility; providing a short title; amending s. 443.101, F.S.; revising circumstances under which the Department of Commerce disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; creating s. 443.1112, F.S.; requiring the department to verify claimantsâ identities before paying benefits; requiring the department to cross check certain information; providing duties of the department…
From the introduced text, October 16, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to verification of reemployment assistance benefit eligibility; providing a short title; amending s. 443.101, F.S.; revising circumstances under which the Department of Commerce disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; creating s. 443.1112, F.S.; requiring the department to verify claimantsâ identities before paying benefits; requiring the department to cross check certain information; providing duties of the department; requiring the department to maintain a web page for a specified purpose and to notify employers each year of the web page; providing annual reporting requirements; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âThis act may be cited as the âPromoting Work, Deterring Fraud Act of 2026.â Section 2.âSubsection (2) of section 443.101, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 443.101âDisqualification for benefits.âAn individual shall be disqualified for benefits: (2)âIf the Department of Commerce finds that the individual has failed without good cause to apply for available suitable work, including contacting the required number of prospective employers per week for any week of unemployment claimed in the benefit year in accordance with s. 443.091, to appear on three or more occasions for a scheduled job interview without notifying the prospective employer of the need to cancel or reschedule the interview, to accept suitable work when offered to him …