Members & Friends,
DeSantis’ legislative puppets are hearing his cruel anti-immigration proposal on Wednesday in the Senate, and we need you to OPPOSE it. SB 1718 Immigration is fast-tracked to be heard in the Rules Committee and it will be followed by only one more committee before it heads to the Senate floor. The bill does the following:
Enhances fines and penalties on Florida businesses that hire illegal immigrants up to $10,000 per worker and will revoke their licenses;
Authorizes Florida law enforcement to conduct random audits of businesses for compliance with the law;
Enhances criminal penalties for those “smuggling” (i.e., concealing, harboring, or shielding illegal immigrants);
Invalidates out of state drivers' licenses of illegal immigrants in Florida, issues citations for driving with invalid licenses, and maintains a list that is reported to the state;
Prohibits local government creation of identification cards ;
Authorizes Sheriffs in county jails to take DNA samples when an illegal immigrant is arrested and an ICE detainer is issued;
Mandates that hospitals receiving state Medicaid dollars start tracking and regularly reporting the numbers and costs of care of illegal immigrants to the state;
Bans illegal immigrants from getting a Florida law license after November 2026.
This bill only promotes more racism and xenophobia in Florida. It will increase racial profiling and unfairly target persons of color regardless of their immigration status. Please contact the Senators below on the Rules Committee and tell them to VOTE NO on SB 1718 Immigration.
Senator Debbie Mayfield (R), Chair (850) 487-5019
Senator Keith Perry (R), Vice Chair (850) 487-5009
Senator Dennis Baxley (R) (850) 487-5013
Senator Lauren Book (D) (850) 487-5035
Senator Jim Boyd (R) (850) 487-5020
Senator Jason Brodeur (R) (850) 487-5010
Senator Doug Broxson (R) (850) 487-5001
Senator Danny Burgess (R) (850) 487-5023
Senator Colleen Burton (R) (850) 487-5012
Senator Nick DiCeglie (R) (850) 487-5018
Senator Ileana Garcia (R) (850) 487-5036
Senator Ed Hooper (R) (850) 487-5021
Senator Travis Hutson (R) (850) 487-5007
Senator Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (D) (850) 487-5034
Senator Rosalind Osgood (D) (850) 487-5032
Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) (850) 487-5040
Senator Darryl Ervin Rouson (D) (850) 487-5016
Senator Corey Simon (R) (850) 487-5003
Senator Victor M. Torres, Jr. (D) (850) 487-5025
Senator Clay Yarborough (R) (850) 487-5004
Mayfield.Debbie.web@flsenate.gov; Perry.Keith.web@flsenate.gov; Baxley.Dennis.web@flsenate.gov; Book.Lauren.web@flsenate.gov; Boyd.Jim.web@flsenate.gov; Brodeur.Jason.web@flsenate.gov; Broxson.Doug.web@flsenate.gov; Burgess.Danny.web@flsenate.gov; Burton.Colleen.web@flsenate.gov; DiCeglie.Nick.web@flsenate.gov; Garcia.Ileana.web@flsenate.gov; Hooper.Ed.web@flsenate.gov; Hutson.Travis.web@flsenate.gov; Jones.Shevrin.web@flsenate.gov; Osgood.Rosalind.web@flsenate.gov; Rodriguez.AnaMaria.web@flsenate.gov; Rouson.Darryl.web@flsenate.gov; Simon.Corey.web@flsenate.gov; Torres.Victor.web@flsenate.gov; Yarborough.Clay.web@flsenate.gov
Thank you,
Jean Siebenaler
LEGISLATIVE CHAIR, DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CLUB OF FLORIDA CITRUS:
Tallahassee #: (850) 717-5034
District #: (352) 527-4510
Florida State House - District 23
State Senator Blaise Ingoglia (R)
Ingoglia.Blaise.web@flsenate.gov
Tallahassee #: (850) 487-5011
District #: (352) 666-5707
Florida Senate District 11
