Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1307: Unauthorized Aliens
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibits unauthorized aliens from receiving certain licensing or certification, financial assistance, & claim reimbursement; requires certain procedures, instruction, & testing to be conducted in English; prohibits alternate language accommodations; requires employers & licensees to verify employment eligibility & citizenship status, respectively, before taking certain actions; provides civil cause of action & criminal penalty; provides penalties; authorizes certain complaints; requires Office of Financial Regulation to conduct random audits; creates rebuttable presumption against unauthorized out-of-state drivers; provides exemptions & standard of proof; provides requirements for law enforcement officers, DHSMV, insurers, & OIR; provides administrative penalties; authorizes private cause of action; prohibits certain financial institutions from accepting certain forms of personal identification.
What the bill says
An act relating to unauthorized aliens; creating s. 17.72, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Financial Services from issuing a license or certification to unauthorized aliens; requiring the department to adopt rules; amending s. 125.0167, F.S.; authorizing a county to require a borrower to provide proof of being lawfully present in the United States; creating s. 284.52, F.S.; providing definitions; authorizing the Division of Risk Management to approve or deny claims relating to a minor who is an unauthorized alien…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
An act relating to unauthorized aliens; creating s. 17.72, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Financial Services from issuing a license or certification to unauthorized aliens; requiring the department to adopt rules; amending s. 125.0167, F.S.; authorizing a county to require a borrower to provide proof of being lawfully present in the United States; creating s. 284.52, F.S.; providing definitions; authorizing the Division of Risk Management to approve or deny claims relating to a minor who is an unauthorized alien; prohibiting the division from approving any claim submitted by an adult who is an authorized alien or fails to provide lawful documentation of his or her lawful presence in the United States; amending s. 322.53, F.S.; requiring certain procedures, instruction, and testing to be conducted in English; prohibiting alternate language accommodations; creating s. 420.56, F.S.; defining the terms "down payment assistance" and "unauthorized alien"; prohibiting certain entities and corporations from providing down payment assistance to a person who was an unauthorized alien at the time such assistance was received; requiring an unauthorized alien to repay such down payment assistance if received; authorizing CS/HB 1307 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1307-01-c1 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES certain entities and corporations to initiate foreclosure proceedings under certain circumstances; amending s. 420.5088, F.S.; providing that the Florida Homeownership Assistance Program …
Sponsors
- Jacques, Berny (R, HD-059) · primary sponsor
- Michael, Kiyan (R, HD-016) · primary sponsor
- Michael (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Webster Barnaby (R, HD-027)
- Barnaby, Webster (R, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Died in State Affairs Committee
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Commerce Committee
- : Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
- : Added to Commerce Committee agenda
Votes
- House: Commerce Committee (February 10, 2026): 20 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House: Commerce Committee (February 10, 2026): 20 yea, 5 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1307?
- H1307 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Unauthorized Aliens.
- What does H1307 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to unauthorized aliens; creating s. 17.72, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Financial Services from issuing a license or certification to unauthorized aliens; requiring the department to adopt rules; amending s. 125.0167, F.S.; authorizing a county to require a borrower to provide proof of being lawfully present in the United States; creating s. 284.52, F.S.; providing definitions; authorizing the Division of Risk Management to approve or deny claims relating to a minor who is an unauthorized alien…
- What is the status of H1307?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in State Affairs Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1307?
- Jacques, Berny (R, HD-059), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1307?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1307
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