Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Double Civil Penalties for Illegal Aliens
Introduce a bill to double civil penalties for illegal aliens.
Occurrences
Evidence
On June 10, 2026, President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act, a $70 billion immigration enforcement package, into law.
By 2014, PolitiFact wrote that Scott had "abandoned promises to get tough on illegal immigration."
Assessments
The record provided does not show Rick Scott introducing a bill that matches this promise. The June 10, 2026 immigration package is unrelated and does not identify Scott as the sponsor or introducer, while the older reporting about Scott abandoning hard-line immigration promises weighs against full delivery but still does not prove this specific bill was never introduced. With no direct evidence of the promised legislative action, the safest adjudication is unresolved.