{"id":8947,"date":"2025-06-23T20:53:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/8947\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T20:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:53:07","slug":"jacksonvilles-mayor-has-one-day-remaining-to-act-on-a-new-immigration-related-bill-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/8947\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville\u2019s mayor has one day remaining to act on a new immigration-related bill \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Mayor Donna Deegan has one day left to act on a new immigration bill.<\/a><\/p>\n

The bill sponsor has argued her decision will determine whether or not Jacksonville will be a \u201csanctuary city\u201d. <\/p>\n

The legislation would restrict organizations that receive tax dollars from the City of Jacksonville from providing services to people who are here in the country illegally.<\/p>\n

The bill does include some exceptions, including for medical services provided by UF Shands, services for victims of labor and sex trafficking, children\u2019s services, and services provided to active military members and pregnant women.<\/p>\n

The bill also specifies that organizations would have to \u201cknowingly\u201d provide services or distribute funds to someone in the country illegally to be considered in violation.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the mayor\u2019s office would have to present a report to city council by June 30th reporting all federal grants the city receives and how many people without legal status in the country are living in local public housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s amazing is this bill makes us answer that question, because no one in Jacksonville can tell you whether or not we\u2019re spending money on illegal aliens here,\u201d said Councilmember Rory Diamond (R-District 13), who sponsored the bill.<\/p>\n

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Diamond is urging the mayor to sign the bill before the clock runs out for her to take action on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The mayor punted on a bill earlier this year<\/a> that makes it a crime to enter Duval County without legal status in the country, allowing it to take effect without her signature. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think she\u2019ll do the same thing with this bill. I think she\u2019s just trying to pretend like we don\u2019t have a potential sanctuary city here in Jacksonville,\u201d said Diamond.<\/p>\n

The mayor\u2019s office told Action News Jax she\u2019s doing a final review of the bill and will announce her decision before Tuesday night\u2019s council meeting.<\/p>\n

If the mayor were to veto the bill, its path forward would be unclear, as it only passed with 11 votes.<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s one vote shy of a veto-proof supermajority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna find out at city council whether or not there\u2019s votes to override this. You know, a lot of Republicans, they campaigned as conservatives. Conservatives want this bill to pass. So, we\u2019re gonna find out whether we have real Republicans or we have RINOS,\u201d said Diamond.<\/p>\n

There are no specific penalties in the bill, but the city would not be allowed to distribute funds to an organization that refuses to agree to the restrictions.<\/p>\n

Diamond explained that funding would presumably be cut off to an organization if a violation occurs.<\/p>\n

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