Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1394: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revising the primary investigative, enforcement, and prosecutorial responsibilities of law enforcement officers appointed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; revising the lists of persons or entities that may request copies of certain documentation relied on by an employer to verify a new employee's employment eligibility to include the department; revising a provision prohibiting talent agencies from sending or causing to be sent any employee or minor to certain locations for certain purposes; providing that a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment that distributes or sells hemp extract in violation of the state hemp program is subject to specified penalties, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 20.165, F.S.; revising the primary investigative, enforcement, and prosecutorial responsibilities of law enforcement officers appointed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 448.095, F.S.; revising the lists of persons or entities that may request copies of certain documentation relied on by an employer to verify a new employeeâs employment eligibility to include the department…
From the introduced text, January 8, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 20.165, F.S.; revising the primary investigative, enforcement, and prosecutorial responsibilities of law enforcement officers appointed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 448.095, F.S.; revising the lists of persons or entities that may request copies of certain documentation relied on by an employer to verify a new employeeâs employment eligibility to include the department; requiring the department to notify the Department of Commerce and the Department of Law Enforcement within a specified timeframe if it believes an employer failed to properly verify an employeeâs employment eligibility; amending s. 468.412, F.S.; revising a provision prohibiting talent agencies from sending or causing to be sent any employee or minor to certain locations for certain purposes; providing an exception; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 509.261, F.S.; providing that a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment that distributes or sells hemp extract in violation of the state hemp program is subject to specified penalties; amending s. 559.79, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to request certain personal identification information from an applicant or licensee to evaluate and validate the applicantâs or licenseeâs work authorization status; authorizing the department to request …