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Florida Senate
-
2026
SB 708
By
Senator Berman
26-01310A-26 2026708__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the State Immigration Enforcement
3 Action Database; amending s. 908.1031, F.S.; requiring
4 the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to create
5 and administer the State Immigration Enforcement
6 Action Database; creating s. 908.1034, F.S.;
7 specifying that the board is responsible for creating
8 and administering the database; requiring that the
9 database be accessible through a publicly available
10 website and be searchable; requiring law enforcement
11 agencies and entities contracting for private
12 correctional services in this state to submit to the
13 board specified information within a specified
14 timeframe after detaining or arresting a person for
15 specified reasons; requiring the board to publish
16 specified information in the database within a
17 specified timeframe after receiving it from a law
18 enforcement agency or an entity contracting for
19 private correctional services in this state; amending
20 s. 908.1032, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference;
21 providing an effective date.
22
23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
24
25 Section 1. Present paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of
26 subsection (3) of section 908.1031, Florida Statutes, are
27 redesignated as paragraphs (f), (g), and (h), respectively, and
28 a new paragraph (e) is added to that subsection, to read:
29 908.1031 State Board of Immigration Enforcement; creation;
30 purpose and duties.—
31 (3) The board is the chief immigration enforcement officer
32 of the state and shall:
33
(e)
Create and administer the State Immigration Enforcement
34
Action Database established in s. 908.1034.
35 Section 2. Section 908.1034, Florida Statutes, is created
36 to read:
37
90
8
.1034
State Immigration Enforcement Action Database
.—
38
(1)
The State Board of Immigration Enforcement is
39
responsible for creating and
administering
a database of
40
immigration enforcement actions performed by any state
law
41
enforcement agency
or entity contracting for private
42
correctional services in this state
.
The
database must be
43
accessible through a
publicly available website and
be
44
searchable by agency and name.
45
(2)
A law enforcement agency or
an
entity contracting for
46
private correctional services in this state
shall
submit
all of
47
the following information to the
b
oard within
48 hours after
48
detaining or arresting a person for an immigration-related
49
reason, accepting custody of a person detained for an
50
immigration-related reason, or otherwise participating in an
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immigration enforcement action:
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(a)
The name and birthdate of any person whom the agency:
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1.
T
ransfers
to federal immigration authorities on a
54
detainer.
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2.
Arrests or detains for an immigration-related reason.
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3.
Maintains custody of pending immigration proceedings or
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deportation.
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4.
Knows to have been detained by federal authorities
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pursuant to an immigration enforcement action in which the
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agency cooperated.
61
(b)
The following additional information related to a
62
person
who meets the conditions specified in
paragraph (a):
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1.
The date and location of arrest or detention of the
64
person.
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2.
Whether such person is currently housed in the custody
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of a law enforcement agency or private correctional facility in
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this state.
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3.
Any transfer in custody within the state, to the federal
69
government, or to another state, including
which entity
assumes
70
custody of the person.
71
(c)
Any change in the information
required in paragraphs
72
(a) and (b)
within
48 hours
after
such change.
73
(3)
The
b
oard must publish
all of
the following information
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in the database within 48 hours
after
receiving it from a law
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enforcement agency or
an
entity contracting for private
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correctional services in this state:
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(a)
The n
ame and birthdate of the person
.
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(b)
The d
ate of arrest or detention, or
the
date when the
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agency or entity first took custody of the person
.
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(c)
The l
ocation of
the
arrest or detention
.
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(d)
If
the person is still in state custody, where the
82
person is housed.
83
(e)
If
the person is no longer in state custody, when the
84
person was released or transferred to another jurisdiction.
85 Section 3. Paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section
86 908.1032, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
87 908.1032 State Immigration Enforcement Council.—The State
88 Immigration Enforcement Council, an advisory council as defined
89 in s. 20.03, is created within the State Board of Immigration
90 Enforcement for the purpose of advising the board.
91 (4) The council shall:
92 (h) Upon unanimous approval of the board, assist in the
93 collection of data from law enforcement agencies as required
94 under
s. 908.1031(3)(
f
)
s. 908.1031(3)(e)
.
95 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.