HB 1449 2023
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to support for persons allied with the 2
United States; providing a short title; requiring the 3
Governor to designate temporary housing and provide 4
certain temporary support to persons allied with the 5
United States and their immediate famil ies; defining 6
the term "immediate family"; providing an effective 7
date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Short title.—This act may be cited as the "Save 12
Our Allies Act." 13
Section 2. Housing and support for persons allied with the 14
United States and their immediate famil ies.—The Governor shall 15
designate temporary housing and provide temporary support for 16
the migration and safety of a person allied with the United 17
States, including, but not limited to, an interpreter or 18
translator who has worked with any branch of the United States 19
Armed Forces to directly support a military operation or who has 20
assisted any branch of the United States Armed Forces on the 21
ground during combat in a war or foreign conflict , and his or 22
her immediate family . Support provided pursuant to this section 23
must include, but need not be limited to, resettlement 24
assistance and legal assistance with proc essing the person's 25
HB 1449 2023
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
immigration application and the applications of his or her 26
immediate family. For the purposes of this section, the term 27
"immediate family" means the person's parents, spouse, and 28
children. 29
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 30