| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to identification documents; amending 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | ss. 125.0156 and 166.246, F.S.; prohibiting counties 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | and municipalities, respectively, from accepting 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | certain identification cards or documents that are 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | knowingly issued to individuals who are not lawfully 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | present in the United States as a form of 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | identification; providing an exception; providing an 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | effective date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature o f the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Section 125.0156, Florida Statutes, is amended 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | to read: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 125.0156 Restrictions on Restriction on providing funds 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | for identification documents. —A county may not: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) Provide funds to any person, entity, or organiza tion 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | for the purpose of issuing an identification card or document to 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | an individual who does not provide proof of lawful presence in 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | the United States. 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) Accept as identification any identification card or 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | document issued by any person, entity, or orga nization that 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | knowingly issues such identification cards or documents to 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States. 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | This prohibition does not apply to any documentation issued by, 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 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 |
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| 51 | 51 | | or on behalf of, the Federal Government. 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Section 2. Section 166.246, Florida Statutes, is amended 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | to read: 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | 166.246 Restrictions on Restriction on providing funds for 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | identification documents. —A municipality may not : 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (1) Provide funds to any person, entity, or organization 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | for the purpose of issuing an i dentification card or document to 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | an individual who does not provide proof of lawful presence in 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | the United States. 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (2) Accept as identification any identification card or 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | document issued by any person, entity, or organization that 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | knowingly issues such identification cards or documents to 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States. 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | This prohibition does not apply to any documentation issued by, 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | or on behalf of, the Federal Government. 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 41 |
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