Florida Senate Bill 1598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Immigration and Immigrants

Sen. Victor Torres [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	Senate	Died in Judiciary
2024-01-10	Senate	Introduced
2024-01-10	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
2024-01-05	Senate	Filed

H1283 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
S1404 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Health Policy
H1527 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1002	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1003	21		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1009	26		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1009	40		Amended Code	See Bill Text
117	107		Amended Code	See Bill Text
395	3027		Amended Code	See Bill Text
402	307		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	095		Amended Code	See Bill Text
454	021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	074		Amended Code	See Bill Text
480	041		Amended Code	See Bill Text
480	043		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
775	30		Amended Code	See Bill Text
787	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
794	056		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	102		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	103		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	104		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	105		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	106		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	107		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	111		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	112		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	113		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	0022		Amended Code	See Bill Text
938	085		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	325		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1598
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1598/BillText/Filed/HTML