Florida · House Bill 955 · 2025 Regular Session

Employment Eligibility

HB 955 Sponsored by Berny Jacques and Kiyan Michael Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Feb 24, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 23, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Employment Eligibility ; Requires that all private employers, rather than only those employing more than specified number of employees, use E-Verify system to verify new employee's employment eligibility beginning on specified date.

Every action

26 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeAdded to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda · House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeReported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  10. CommitteeAdded to Commerce Committee agenda · House Commerce Committee
  11. CommitteeFavorable by Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  12. CommitteeReported out of Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  13. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  14. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  15. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  18. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  1. HouseRead 3rd time
  2. HousePassed; YEAS 88, NAYS 25
  3. HouseMessage sent to senate
  4. SenateIn Messages
  5. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  6. SenateReceived
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.