Florida · House Bill 5 · 2025 Special Session A

Combatting Illegal Immigration

HB 5A Sponsored by Michael A. "Mike" Caruso and Kiyan Michael Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 26, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Mar 31, 2025

What it does

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

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…

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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.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeNow in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeDied in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.