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Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia Announces His Legislation to Fight Illegal Immigration Has Been Filed

1/13/2026

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that his legislative proposal to fight back against illegal immigration has been filed by Senator Jonathan Martin as Senate Bill (SB) 1380 and by Representative Berny Jacques as House Bill (HB) 1307.  

Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said, “We must continue the fight against illegal immigration and put an end to the harm that has come to law-abiding citizens at the hands of illegal immigrants who should have never been in our country in the first place. With this legislation, we will build on Florida’s strong stance against illegal immigration, and we will create even more deterrents for illegal immigrants trying to enter our state.”  

HB 1307/ SB 1380: 

  • Prohibits all commercial driving license pre-licensing instruction, testing, and licensing procedures from being given in any other language than English.  
  • Removes Illegal aliens as covered employees in the Workers’ Compensation statute.   
  • Forces any company that hires illegal aliens to pay out-of-pocket for any injuries.   
  • Requires companies to use E-Verify to submit a Worker’s Compensation claim. 
  • Prohibits illegal aliens from receiving any license issued by the Department of Financial Services. 
  • Stops illegal alien IDs from being used to create bank accounts with a state chartered financial institution and for cashier’s checks.   
  • Bans illegal aliens from benefitting from Down Payment Assistance programs and silent second home mortgage programs.  
Forces illegal immigrants' insurance companies to accept fault if an illegal immigrant is involved in a car accident in Florida.  

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About the CFO
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia serves as the state’s top financial watchdog, a member of the Florida Cabinet, and the head of the Florida Department of Financial Services. As CFO, he oversees billions of dollars in state funds and is committed to protecting taxpayer dollars, strengthening Florida’s fiscal health, and delivering essential services that support the state’s excellent economy. As State Fire Marshal, CFO Ingoglia also works every day to support Florida’s first responders as they risk their lives to serve and protect communities across the state.

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