Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S998: Department of Commerce
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Repealing provisions relating to the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act; providing an exemption for certain conveyances of state lands to certain federal agencies which revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if such land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; requiring employers who are required to use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee's employment eligibility to maintain an E-Verify case result for each employee which shows that the employee is authorized to work; requiring the department to provide an employer knowingly employing an unauthorized alien with a written determination, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Department of Commerce; repealing ss. 290.0401, 290.0411, 290.042, 290.043, 290.0455, 290.046, 290.047, 290.0475, and 290.048, F.S., relating to the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act; amending s. 253.025, F.S.; providing an exemption for certain conveyances of state lands to certain federal agencies which revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if such land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; amending s…
From the introduced text, December 22, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Department of Commerce; repealing ss. 290.0401, 290.0411, 290.042, 290.043, 290.0455, 290.046, 290.047, 290.0475, and 290.048, F.S., relating to the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act; amending s. 253.025, F.S.; providing an exemption for certain conveyances of state lands to certain federal agencies which revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if such land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; amending s. 288.0656, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "rural community"; amending s. 290.044, F.S.; defining terms; designating the department as the state agency to receive and administer federal funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program; authorizing the department to award grants and disburse funds received from HUD; requiring the department to administer additional federal funding through HUD for certain expenses in accordance with the law authorizing such funding; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 448.095, F.S.; defining the terms "employer" and "noncompliance"; requiring employers who are required to use the E Verify system to verify a new employee's employment eligibility to maintain an E-Verify case result for each employee which shows …