Florida Public Safety and Immigration Cooperation Act

Status: HopperState: FloridaIssue: Immigration

Summary

This bill requires Florida state and local governments, including law enforcement, to use best efforts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities on identification, detention, transfer, and lawful status checks. It also bans local limits on that cooperation and allows state grant penalties for material non-compliance, while preserving exceptions for victims, witnesses, and emergency services.

Full text

The State of Florida shall require all state agencies, counties, municipalities, and law enforcement entities to use best efforts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in the identification, detention, transfer, and lawful status verification of individuals as permitted by federal and state law; no local policy or directive may restrict such cooperation, and any jurisdiction found in material non-compliance shall be subject to the suspension of specified state grant funds and administrative review by the Attorney General, with exceptions preserved for victims, witnesses, and emergency services to protect public safety and ensure consistent statewide enforcement.

Sponsor

Samuel SharpRepublican Party

Cosponsors

Brett StephensRepublican Party

Debate

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