The bill introduces comprehensive changes to Florida's immigration and voting laws, particularly targeting the voting rights of noncitizens. It establishes a new felony offense for noncitizens who willfully vote in elections, with no defenses allowed based on ignorance of citizenship status. Additionally, it criminalizes the act of aiding or soliciting noncitizens to vote, both classified as third-degree felonies. The legislation also tightens regulations on the issuance of driver licenses and identification cards, prohibiting these documents for unauthorized aliens and undocumented immigrants, while defining "valid passport" and revising acceptable proof of identity documents. It mandates compliance with the REAL ID Act and requires new U.S. citizens to obtain replacement documents within 30 days.

Moreover, the bill creates the State Board of Immigration Enforcement and the Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program to enhance immigration law enforcement. It establishes a new category of "dangerous unauthorized alien offenders" with strict sentencing guidelines, including life imprisonment for serious felonies and no eligibility for parole. The bill also allows for pretrial detention of unauthorized aliens, presuming them to be a flight risk, and mandates local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities. It modifies out-of-state fee waiver criteria for state universities, limiting eligibility to citizens or lawfully present students who attended Florida secondary schools for three consecutive years, effectively removing undocumented students from consideration. The bill allocates significant funding for immigration enforcement initiatives and establishes new positions within relevant departments to support these efforts.

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