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House debates employer E-Verify requirements and business-license penalties; no final vote recorded in transcript
Summary
Representative Harrod presented a first substitute to HB 253 to require employers above certain employee thresholds to use a status-verification system (E-Verify), and to authorize penalties including temporary business-license suspension; extensive floor debate raised concerns about accuracy, burdens on small businesses, selective enforcement and possible litigation.
Representative Harrod presented the first substitute to House Bill 253, a bill to increase employer use of a federal status-verification system (E-Verify) and to add state enforcement measures for employers that knowingly hire unauthorized workers. Harrod described penalties including temporary business-license suspension and said the bill aims to level the playing field for employers that follow hiring laws.
"This bill simply puts into law a few penalties for those that…
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