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Committee rejects amendment that would add penalties and private right of action to HB0226; underlying bill advances
Summary
A sponsor amendment to House Bill 0226 proposing civil penalties and a private right of action for employers of unauthorized workers failed on a 4–7 roll call after legal concerns. The committee then advanced HB0226 by roll call (6–5).
Members of the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee debated and narrowly acted on House Bill 0226 during the session.
An amendment (HB0226.002.001) brought by the bill’s backers would have amended Section 39‑2‑305 to add civil penalties for negligent and knowing employment of individuals not lawfully authorized to work, including daily fines defined in the amendment’s language. Senator Hunter…
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