2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1238: Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility

Legislative Summary

Citing this act as the "Promoting Work, Deterring Fraud Act of 2025"; revising circumstances under which the Department of Commerce may disqualify claimants from receiving reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to verify claimants' identities before paying reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to cross-check certain information on a specified schedule, etc.

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Bill History

2/25/2025
Filed
Senate
3/3/2025
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/26/2025
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/31/2025
CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
Senate
4/1/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/1/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Senate
4/2/2025
CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #738334

3/28/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Commerce and Tourism
3/31/2025
6
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/1/202517.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/25/20258.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025211.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/28/2025182.7 KB