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Florida · 2025 Special Session A · Bill

HB 5A: Combatting Illegal Immigration

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5A is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Combatting Illegal Immigration. Primary sponsor: Kiyan Michael (Republican), Caruso. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): 1st Reading (Original Filed Version).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Combatting Illegal Immigration; Prohibits licensed money services businesses from initiating foreign remittance transfers unless they have verified that sender is not unauthorized alien; defines "foreign remittance transfer"; requires licensees to submit certain forms & penalties to Office of Financial Regulation of FSC; requires office to deposit such penalties into certain fund; requires that licensees make, keep, & preserve for 5 years records of certain documentation & penalties paid; authorizes office to request, & requires licensees to provide, records of certain documentation; authorizes filing of complaints; provides criminal penalties for knowingly filing false or frivolous complaints; imposes requirements on office upon receipt of valid complaint substantiated by evidence of violation; specifies that failure to comply with certain provisions constitutes grounds for suspension of all licenses issued by office.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kiyan MichaelPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
CarusoPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2. Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  3. Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  5. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source