Florida House Bill 419

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires covered immigration officers to wear specified visible identification during public immigration enforcement functions; provides requirements for such visible identification; prohibits covered immigration officers from wearing face coverings that impair visibility of identifying information or obscure covered immigration officer's face; provides exception; provides duties of State Board of Immigration Enforcement; requires State Immigration Enforcement Council to submit specified report to Legislature by specified date; prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings in performance of their official duties; requires specified advance notice be given to sheriff; provides applicability; provides criminal penalties; requires FDLE to adopt rules.

Law Enforcement and Immigration Officer Identifying Information and Face Coverings

Rep. Angela Nixon [D]

Rep. Kevin Chambliss [D]

Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-11-18	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-11-18	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-11-18	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-11-13	House	Filed

S316 (Same As) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
H315 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Judiciary Committee
S328 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Commerce and Tourism

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
908	1031		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	1032		Amended Code	See Bill Text
908	14		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	1718		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/419
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/419/BillText/Filed/PDF