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On May 9, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed FL 1718 into law, taking effect on July 1, 2023
summary of its major provisions is as follows:

Criminal Acts:

- FL 1718 does not criminalize living with, sheltering, or renting space to family, friends, or other individuals who are undocumented; concealing, harboring, or shielding from detection undocumented individuals; or transporting undocumented individuals within the state of Florida.

Medical Care:

- Requires hospitals to ask anyone seeking medical care if they are a U.S. citizen, or lawfully present in the United States, or is not lawfully present in the United States. Patients may decline to answer.

E-Verify:

an employer cannot hire anyone who is not authorized to work in the US. However, now it provides criminal penalties ($5,000 fine plus up to five years in prison) for a person who knowingly uses a false identification document or who fraudulently uses another person’s identification document for the purpose of obtaining employment, if the person using the document is not authorized to work.