HB 89: Verification of Employment Eligibility
GENERAL BILL by Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bush ; Drake ; Fitzenhagen ; Hage ; Hill ; Sabatini ; Sirois
Verification of Employment Eligibility; Requires employers to register with & use E-Verify system to verify employment eligibility of new employees; suspends employer licenses until registration with E-Verify system; provides for license reinstatement; prohibits employer from knowingly employing unauthorized alien; authorizes complaint to be filed with DEO; provides specified immunity; requires DEO to maintain public database containing certain information & make such information available on its website; authorizes injunctive relief; provides private cause of action & remedies; requires public employers, contractors, & subcontractors to register with & use E-Verify system for specified purposes; prohibits such entities from entering into contract unless each party to contract registers with & uses E-Verify system; authorizes termination of contract; authorizes challenge to such termination.
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2018 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/3/2019 | House |
• Referred to Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 29 |
| 3/5/2019 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 29 |
| 5/3/2019 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee |
