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Sponsors narrow E-Verify bill to construction contractors, adopt title amendment
Summary
Sponsors told the committee House Bill 246 would require contractors on public works and nonresidential construction projects to use the federal E‑Verify system to confirm new hires' eligibility; an amendment renaming the measure the "E Verify Workforce Integrity Act" was adopted without objection.
Representatives sponsoring House Bill 246 told the House Commerce and Labor Committee the bill would require contractors engaged in state or local public works projects and nonresidential construction contractors to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm that new hires are legally eligible to work in the United States.
Sponsor testimony described E-Verify as an internet-based service operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in partnership with the Social Security Administration, and noted employers complete a federal I-9 form within the first three days of employment and must retain that form for three years.
Sponsors told the committee E-Verify typically returns confirmation within three to five…
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