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HB 955 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Employment Eligibility

Summary
Employment Eligibility; Requires that all private employers, rather than only those employing more than specified number of employees, use E-Verify system to verify new employee's employment eligibility beginning on specified date.
Issues: ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBill mandates E-Verify for all private employers, increasing enforcement of employment eligibility, which restricts undocumented immigrants' access to employment and aligns with increasing state immigration enforcement.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands the requirement for all private employers to use E-Verify, strengthening employment eligibility standards.85% confidence
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

87–25
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 118
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic34
7 Yea 25 Nay 2
73% Nay
R Republican84
80 Yea 4
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 25
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Berny Jacques
Berny Jacques
RRepublican
FL
59
P
Photo of Kiyan Michael
Kiyan Michael
RRepublican
FL
16
Co
Photo of Shane Abbott
Shane Abbott
RRepublican
FL
5