Bill Text: FL S2368 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Illegal Immigration [GPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Military Affairs and Domestic Security [S2368 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S2368-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 2368 
 
By Senator Storms 
10-01944-10                                           20102368__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to illegal immigration; creating s. 
3         111.076, F.S.; prohibiting restrictions on the 
4         reporting of certain immigration status information by 
5         public employees; creating ss. 125.582 and 166.04935, 
6         F.S.; prohibiting certain local governmental 
7         restrictions on communicating or cooperating with 
8         federal officials concerning a person’s citizenship or 
9         immigration status; providing an effective date. 
10 
11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
12 
13         Section 1. Section 111.076, Florida Statutes, is created to 
14  read: 
15         111.076 Reporting of immigration status information. 
16  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or agency 
17  may not prohibit or in any way restrict a public employee from 
18  doing any of the following with respect to information regarding 
19  the immigration status of any individual: 
20         (1) Sending such information to, or requesting or receiving 
21  such information from, the United States Department of Homeland 
22  Security; 
23         (2) Maintaining such information; or 
24         (3) Exchanging such information with any other federal, 
25  state, or local governmental entity. 
26         Section 2. Section 125.582, Florida Statutes, is created to 
27  read: 
28         125.582 Communicating or cooperating with federal officials 
29  concerning immigration.— 
30         (1) A county government, whether acting through its 
31  governing body or by an initiative, referendum, or any other 
32  process, may not enact any ordinance or policy that limits or 
33  prohibits a law enforcement officer, local official, or local 
34  governmental employee from communicating or cooperating with 
35  federal officials with regard to the immigration status of any 
36  person within this state. 
37         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county 
38  governmental entity or official may not prohibit or in any way 
39  restrict any governmental entity or government official from 
40  sending to, or receiving from, the United States Department of 
41  Homeland Security information regarding the citizenship or 
42  immigration status of any individual. 
43         Section 3. Section 166.04935, Florida Statutes, is created 
44  to read: 
45         166.04935 Communicating or cooperating with federal 
46  officials concerning immigration.— 
47         (1) A municipal government, whether acting through its 
48  governing body or by an initiative, referendum, or any other 
49  process, may not enact any ordinance or policy that limits or 
50  prohibits a law enforcement officer, local official, or local 
51  governmental employee from communicating or cooperating with 
52  federal officials with regard to the immigration status of any 
53  person within this state. 
54         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipal 
55  governmental entity or official may not prohibit or in any way 
56  restrict any governmental entity or government official from 
57  sending to, or receiving from, the United States Department of 
58  Homeland Security information regarding the citizenship or 
59  immigration status of any individual. 
60         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.