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Committee converts immigration enforcement bill into study, then issues do-not-pass recommendation
Summary
The committee amended House Bill 1291 to replace enforcement language with a legislative-management study on unauthorized employment, but then issued a do-not-pass recommendation on the amended bill.
The Senate Workforce Development Committee amended House Bill 1291 to change its enforcement provisions into a legislative management study on unauthorized employment, then issued a committee recommendation of "do not pass" on the amended bill.
Senator Bosche introduced the background of House Bill 12 91, saying the sponsor proposed a prohibition on the employment of unauthorized workers with penalties. Committee members raised concerns that immigration enforcement is primarily a federal…
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