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Senate committee fails to advance E‑Verify bill after debate over workforce impacts
Utah Senate Government Operations Standing Committee · March 2, 2026
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Summary
Representative Ox's bill to lower the E‑Verify threshold (amended in committee to 125 employees) drew industry and construction-law warnings about economic harm. The committee considered holding and an amendment but ultimately the motion to favorably recommend failed on a recorded committee vote.
Representative Ox presented HB 294 proposing to lower the E‑Verify employer threshold (moved from a pandemic level of 150 employees toward a lower number). The sponsor described identity‑theft problems and said 100 employees was a reasonable compromise; during…
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