Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S328: Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Citing this act as the "Florida Economic Prosperity and Immigration Act"; requiring proof of a specified identification number for certain applicants for a driver license; prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from disclosing or making accessible certain photographs and related information to any agency that primarily enforces immigration law or to any employee or agent of such agency; deleting the requirement for certain private employers to use the E-Verify system; providing that discrimination based on a person's immigration status is unlawful; requiring covered immigration officers to wear specified visible identification during public immigration enforcement functions, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to immigration, law enforcement, and state-issued identification; providing a short title and purpose of the act; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; establishing the Office for New Americans in the Department of Commerce; providing responsibilities of the Office for New Americans; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring proof of a specified identification number for certain applicants for a driver license…
From the introduced text, November 3, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to immigration, law enforcement, and state-issued identification; providing a short title and purpose of the act; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; establishing the Office for New Americans in the Department of Commerce; providing responsibilities of the Office for New Americans; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring proof of a specified identification number for certain applicants for a driver license; deleting a provision authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to require applicants to produce certain documents from the United States Department of Homeland Security for certain purposes; authorizing the use of additional specified documents issued by foreign governments to satisfy proof-of-identity requirements; providing that a driver license or temporary permit issued based on specified documents is valid for a specified period; deleting a provision authorizing applications to include fingerprints and other unique biometric means of identity; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from waiving certain tests for applicants who provide proof of identity using specified foreign documents; amending s. 322.142, F.S.; providing a short title; defining the term âagency that primarily enforces immigration lawâ; prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from disclosing or making accessible certain photographs and related information to any agency that primarily enforces immigration law or to any employee …
Sponsors
- Smith, David (R, HD-038) · primary sponsor
- Smith, Carlos (D, SD-017) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Commerce and Tourism
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
- : Filed
Subjects: Commerce and Tourism, Fiscal Policy, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Common questions
- What is S328?
- S328 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification.
- What does S328 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to immigration, law enforcement, and state-issued identification; providing a short title and purpose of the act; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; establishing the Office for New Americans in the Department of Commerce; providing responsibilities of the Office for New Americans; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring proof of a specified identification number for certain applicants for a driver license…
- What is the status of S328?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Commerce and Tourism (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S328?
- Smith, David (R, HD-038), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S328?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/328
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