Legislation that aims to identify and prohibit organizations using city-funded services to support undocumented immigrants in Jacksonville now exempts UF Health and delays effects on Kids Hope Alliance.
City Council committees were mixed this week on whether to advance Ordinance 2025-0138 filed by Beaches Republican council member Rory Diamond. The bill would direct Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration to enforce reporting requirements on those agencies to determine whether city-controlled resources are aiding people with undocumented status.
Council member Terrance Freemen, who supported the bill in the Rules Committee, introduced an amendment to exempt UF Health Jacksonville from the reporting requirement. UF Health has an indigent medical care contract with the city and received local financing for hospital facility projects…