Immigration and Immigrants
Summary
Immigration and Immigrants; Citing this act as the “Welcoming Florida Act”; repealing provisions relating to patient immigration status data collection by hospitals; deleting a requirement that an employer discontinue employing a person after learning that the person is or has become an unauthorized alien; adding freedom from discrimination because of immigration status to the purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992; specifying duties of certain officials concerning certification of certain activities in support of visa applications; requiring certain persons and businesses offering immigration assistance to make a required disclosure, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Mar 8, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vic Torres
DDemocratic
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