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SB 164: Verification of Employment Eligibility

GENERAL BILL by Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield ; Harrell ; Gruters

Verification of Employment Eligibility; Requiring employers to register with and use the E-Verify system beginning on a specified date to verify the employment eligibility of new employees; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to order certain agencies to suspend an employer’s license under certain circumstances; prohibiting the department from independently making a final determination regarding whether an employee is an unauthorized alien; requiring public employers, contractors, and subcontractors to register with and use the E-Verify system, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/18/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/10/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 44
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 44
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 164, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/18/2018 at 11:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 89 Verification of Employment Eligibility Altman Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    287.137 Page 10 (pdf)

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