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SB 782: Immigration

GENERAL BILL by Pizzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bradley ; Gruters

Immigration; Revising the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Economic Accountability and Transparency within the Department of Commerce; revising penalties, including suspension and revocation of certain licenses and the imposition of fines, for violating provisions related to employing unauthorized aliens; revising the definition of the term “employee”; requiring that all private employers, rather than only those employing a specified number or more of employees, use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/4/2025 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/17/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 782, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/17/2025 at 3:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1033 Immigration Status and Employment Eligibility Tant Identical Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 955 Employment Eligibility Jacques Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 1279 Services to Noncitizens Michael Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee Track This Bill
    H 1435 Immigration and State-issued Identification Joseph Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee Track This Bill
    S 1498 Services to Noncitizens Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1668 Immigration and State-issued Identification Smith Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties. Page 2 (pdf)
    448.09 Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited. Page 3 (pdf)
    448.095 Employment eligibility. Page 5 (pdf)
    908.104 Cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Page 8 (pdf)

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