Bill Summary

HB 1279 Services to Noncitizens (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Michael
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Summary
Services to Noncitizens: Authorizes county to require proof that certain borrowers are lawfully present in United States; prohibits state & local governmental entities & private corporations from providing down payment assistance to person who is not lawfully in United States; requires immediate repayment of downpayment assistance & initiation of foreclosure proceedings; restricts eligibility for Florida Homeownership Assistance Program & Florida Hometown Hero Program, respectively, to persons who are lawfully present in United States; requires that all private employers, rather than only those employing specified number or more of employees, use E-Verify system to verify new employee's employment eligibility; prohibits money services business' licensees from initiating foreign remittance transfers unless they have verified that sender is not unauthorized alien. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
» H Commerce Committee
   H Budget Committee
   H State Affairs Committee
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Actions
02/27/25
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Filed
03/05/25
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Referred to Commerce Committee; Budget Committee; State Affairs Committee
03/05/25
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Now in Commerce Committee
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bill text & filed amendments
1279
Filed on 02/27/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
125.0167
420.0007
420.5088
420.5096
448.09
448.095
560.208
560.211
560.2115
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