Florida 2025 Special Session C Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 4C — Immigration

Last action — Chapter No. 2025-2

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on February 13, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Immigration; Providing criminal penalties for adult unauthorized aliens who knowingly enter or attempt to enter this state after entering the United States by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers; providing enhanced criminal penalties for second or subsequent convictions; specifying that such aliens are not eligible for any civil citation or other prearrest or postarrest diversion program; providing criminal penalties for an adult unauthorized alien who, after having been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or having departed the United States during the time an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in this state, etc.

Bill Text

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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 4-C By Senator Gruters 22-00002-25C 20254C__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to immigration;
ENROLLED Legislature SB 4-C 20254Cer 2 An act relating to immigration;
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 4-C 22-00002-25C 20254C__ deportation, or removal is outstanding, thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in this state;
ENROLLED Legislature SB 4-C 20254Cer deportation, or removal is outstanding, thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in this state;
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 4-C 22-00002-25C 20254C__ Section 2.
ENROLLED Legislature SB 4-C 20254Cer Section 2.
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 4-C 22-00002-25C 20254C__ 1 year and 1 day.
ENROLLED Legislature SB 4-C 20254Cer 1 year and 1 day.
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 4-C 22-00002-25C 20254C__ trial and must order the unauthorized alien to be detained pending the disposition of the case.
ENROLLED Legislature SB 4-C 20254Cer trial and must order the unauthorized alien to be detained pending the disposition of the case.
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 4-C 22-00002-25C 20254C__ subsection if, before the unauthorized alien’s reembarkation at a place outside the United States or his or her application for admission from a foreign contiguous territory:
ENROLLED Legislature SB 4-C 20254Cer subsection if, before the unauthorized alien’s reembarkation at a place outside the United States or his or her application for admission from a foreign contiguous territory:
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 4-C 22-00002-25C 20254C__ otherwise required by the State Constitution or the United States Constitution, the court shall presume that no conditions of release can reasonably assure the presence of an unauthorized alien arrested for a violation of this section at his or her trial and must order the unauthorized alien to be detained pending the disposition of the case.
ENROLLED Legislature SB 4-C 20254Cer otherwise required by the State Constitution or the United States Constitution, the court shall presume that no conditions of release can reasonably assure the presence of an unauthorized alien arrested for a violation of this section at his or her trial and must order the unauthorized alien to be detained pending the disposition of the case.
Florida Senate - 2025 SB 4-C 22-00002-25C 20254C__ section, the term “unauthorized alien” has the same meaning as in s.
ENROLLED Legislature SB 4-C 20254Cer section, the term “unauthorized alien” has the same meaning as in s.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2025-2

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. Passed; YEAS 85, NAYS 29

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. Placed on 3rd reading

  9. Amendment 086229 Failed

  10. Amendment 989967 Failed

  11. Amendment 400427 Failed

  12. Amendment 268329 Failed

  13. Amendment 378091 Failed

  14. Amendment 762929 Failed

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. Read 1st time

  17. Substituted for HB 3C

  18. In Messages

  19. Passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 11

  20. Read 3rd time

  21. Read 2nd time

  22. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/13/25

  23. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  24. Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 7

  25. Introduced

  26. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  27. Referred to Appropriations

  28. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on · 39 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Fine

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 85 Yea · 29 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 80001
Democrat 12804
Unaffiliated 4100
Total 852905
% of votes cast 71%24%0%4%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Nay
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Lopez, V. — Yea
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Nay
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Nay
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Nay
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Nay
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Nay
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Nay
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Nay
Daley, Dan Democrat Nay
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Nay
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Nay
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Nay
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Nay
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Not Voting
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Nay
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Nay
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Nay
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Nay
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Nay
López, Johanna Democrat Nay
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Nay
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Nay
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Nay
Rosenwald, Mitch Democrat Not Voting
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Nay
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Nay
Tant, Allison Democrat Nay
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Nay
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Nay
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Blanco, Omar Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Grow, J.J. Republican Not Voting
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Kincart Jonsson, Jennifer Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 25 Yea · 11 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 0901
Republican 22102
Unaffiliated 3001
No Party Affiliation 0100
Total 251104
% of votes cast 63%28%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Collins — Yea
Fine — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Not Voting
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Nay
Berman, Lori Democrat Nay
Bernard, Mack Democrat Nay
Davis, Tracie Democrat Nay
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Not Voting
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Nay
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Nay
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Nay
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Nay
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Nay
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Nay
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Nay
Grall, Erin Republican Not Voting
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Not Voting
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 11 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9101
Unaffiliated 2000
Democrat 0500
No Party Affiliation 0100
Total 11701
% of votes cast 58%37%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
Fine — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Nay
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Nay
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Nay
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Nay
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Nay
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Nay
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Nay
Grall, Erin Republican Not Voting
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety immigration
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 4C do?
Immigration; Providing criminal penalties for adult unauthorized aliens who knowingly enter or attempt to enter this state after entering the United States by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers; providing enhanced criminal penalties for second or subsequent convictions; specifying that such aliens are not eligible for any civil citation or other prearrest or postarrest diversion program; providing criminal penalties for an adult unauthorized alien who, after having been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or having departed the United States during the time an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in this state, etc.
Who sponsors SB 4C?
SB 4C is sponsored by Fine and Gruters, Joe (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 4C?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2025. Enacted.
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