FL SB 998
deadDepartment of Commerce
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 998 pass?
No. FL SB 998 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
What is FL SB 998 about?
Department of Commerce; Repealing provisions relating to the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act; providing an exemption for certain conveyances of state lands to certain federal agencies which revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if such land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; requiring employers who are required to use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility to maintain an E-Verify case result for each employee which shows that the employee is authorized to work; requiring the department to provide an employer knowingly employing an unauthorized alien with a written determination, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 998?
Yarborough is the primary sponsor of FL SB 998.
Description
Department of Commerce; Repealing provisions relating to the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act; providing an exemption for certain conveyances of state lands to certain federal agencies which revert to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if such land is not used for its intended purposes as a military installation buffer or if the military installation closes; requiring employers who are required to use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility to maintain an E-Verify case result for each employee which shows that the employee is authorized to work; requiring the department to provide an employer knowingly employing an unauthorized alien with a written determination, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Yarboroughprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
failure
2026-01-21
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
2026-01-21
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 4
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-16
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-07
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
referral-committee
2025-12-22
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-01-21 · pass · 6-4
Member-level votes (10)
- DiCeglie: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- McClain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Leek: yes
- Bracy Davis: no
- Davis: no
- Smith: no
- Arrington: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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