Florida · Senate Bill 2 · 2025 Special Session C

Immigration

SB 2C Sponsored by Joe Gruters Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 10, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 13, 2025
  4. Passed the House Feb 13, 2025
  5. To the governor Feb 13, 2025
  6. Became law Feb 13, 2025

What it does

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

Immigration; Providing that certain persons who vote in an election are guilty of a felony; prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from issuing a driver license or identification card to unauthorized aliens and undocumented immigrants; requiring a state attorney to seek to have the court sentence certain persons as dangerous unauthorized alien offenders; creating the State Board of…

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Immigration; Providing that certain persons who vote in an election are guilty of a felony; prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from issuing a driver license or identification card to unauthorized aliens and undocumented immigrants; requiring a state attorney to seek to have the court sentence certain persons as dangerous unauthorized alien offenders; creating the State Board of Immigration Enforcement within the Department of Law Enforcement; creating the State Immigration Enforcement Council within the State Board of Immigration Enforcement for a specified purpose; requiring the Attorney General to initiate judicial proceedings in the name of the state in order to enforce compliance with an immigration detainer issued by a federal immigration agency; creating the Unauthorized Alien Transport Program within the Division of Emergency Management within the Executive Office of the Governor for a specified purpose, etc. APPROPRIATION: $298,830,552

Every action

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

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations
  4. SenateIntroduced
  5. CommitteeFavorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 · Senate Appropriations12–6 vote
  6. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  7. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/13/25
  8. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 8
  9. SenateAmendment(s) ruled out of order (885906) -SJ 9
  10. SenateAmendment(s) failed (682278) -SJ 9
  11. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 9
  12. SenatePassed; YEAS 27 NAYS 10 -SJ 9
  13. HouseIn Messages
  14. HouseSubstituted for HB 1 C
  15. HouseRead 1st time
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HouseAmendment 115685 Failed
  18. HouseAmendment 046705 Failed
  19. HouseAmendment 418549 Failed
  20. HouseAmendment 881101 Failed
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HousePassed; YEAS 85, NAYS 30
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-1

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 85–30
Feb 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 85 No 30 Not voting 4
Democrats: 0 yes, 30 no Republicans: 85 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 85

No · 30

Not voting · 4

A - 682278; Amendment; Second Reading · Full Senate

Failed 14–22
Feb 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 14 No 22 Not voting 4
Democrats: 9 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 4 yes, 22 no
How each member voted

Yes · 14

No · 22

Not voting · 1

Excused · 3

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 27–10
Feb 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 27 No 10 Not voting 3
Democrats: 0 yes, 9 no Independents: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 27

No · 10

Excused · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 12, 2025 Senate Appropriations Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 6
Members

Yes · 12

No · 6

Not voting · 1

 Passed 12–6

Sponsors

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

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.