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Senate approves first substitute SB 251 to promote voluntary E-Verify use, citing identity-theft concerns
Summary
The Utah Senate passed first substitute Senate Bill 251, encouraging employers to use the federal E-Verify system and offering safe-harbor protections for businesses that do; sponsors framed the bill as a tool to reduce identity theft, while critics warned of accuracy problems and burdens for small employers.
Senate Bill 251, the employment-verification measure that encourages use of the federal E-Verify system, cleared the Utah Senate on final passage after extended floor debate and public testimony.
Sponsor Senator Phil Butters moved the first substitute and framed the bill as a response to identity theft, saying stateAttorney General estimates of affected children — which he cited during remarks — motivated the effort. Victims who spoke in Committee of the Whole described concrete harms: Lynette Weed said her nine-year-old daughter Grace’s Social Security number had been used by multiple people; Christopher Campbell recounted being arrested because someone else used his…
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