The bill introduces comprehensive changes to Florida's immigration and voting laws, making it a third-degree felony for non-U.S. citizens to willfully vote in elections, with no defenses allowed based on ignorance of citizenship status. It also criminalizes the act of aiding or soliciting noncitizens to vote. The legislation further restricts the issuance of driver licenses and identification cards to unauthorized aliens and undocumented immigrants, ensuring compliance with the REAL ID Act. Additionally, it establishes the State Board of Immigration Enforcement and the Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program to oversee immigration enforcement and provide funding to local law enforcement agencies, while mandating cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Moreover, the bill enhances penalties for crimes committed by unauthorized aliens, including strict sentencing guidelines for "dangerous unauthorized alien offenders" and the incorporation of immigration status in bail determinations. It creates a presumption of substantial flight risk for unauthorized aliens, leading to pretrial detention unless proven otherwise. The bill also modifies eligibility criteria for out-of-state fee waivers at state universities, limiting them to U.S. citizens or those lawfully present in the country, and allocates significant funding for immigration enforcement initiatives. Overall, the legislation aims to strengthen immigration enforcement and tighten regulations surrounding unauthorized aliens in Florida.

Statutes affected:
S 2C Filed: 322.02, 322.033, 322.08, 322.121, 322.19, 775.0848, 874.03, 895.02, 908.107, 908.11, 921.0022, 1009.26
S 2C er: 322.02, 322.033, 322.08, 322.121, 322.19, 775.0848, 874.03, 895.02, 908.107, 908.11, 921.0022, 1009.26