Florida House Bill 89 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires employers to register with & use E-Verify system to verify employment eligibility of new employees; suspends employer licenses until registration with E-Verify system; provides for license reinstatement; prohibits employer from knowingly employing unauthorized alien; authorizes complaint to be filed with DEO; provides specified immunity; requires DEO to maintain public database containing certain information & make such information available on its website; authorizes injunctive relief; provides private cause of action & remedies; requires public employers, contractors, & subcontractors to register with & use E-Verify system for specified purposes; prohibits such entities from entering into contract unless each party to contract registers with & uses E-Verify system; authorizes termination of contract; authorizes challenge to such termination.

Verification of Employment Eligibility

Rep. Thad Altman [R]	Rep. James Bush [D]	Rep. Brad Drake [R]	Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen [R]
Rep. Brett Hage [R]	Rep. Walter Hill [R]	Rep. Anthony Sabatini [R]	Rep. Tyler Sirois [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03	House	Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee
2019-05-03	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2019-03-05	House	Introduced
2019-01-03	House	Referred to Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
2018-12-11	House	Filed

S164 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
287	137		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/89
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/89/BillText/Filed/PDF