model confidence 95%
Expands E-Verify mandate to all private employers (removing the prior 25+ employee threshold), so broader state requirement to verify work authorization and more immigration enforcement in employment.
Beginning on July 1, 2025 all private employers shall use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility as required under paragraph (a).
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model confidence 90%
Increases penalties (license suspension/revocation and higher fines deposited in state fund) for employing unauthorized aliens, adds private right of action for injured parties, and creates new verification/audit/penalty regime for money transmitters sending remittances for unauthorized aliens, so a
For an employer that knowingly violates this section, the department shall suspend all licenses issued by a licensing agency pursuant to chapter 120 for 1 year and impose a fine not to exceed $10,000. Fines must be deposited in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund
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Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 85%
Prohibits state/local entities and private corporations from providing down-payment assistance or certain homeownership program loans to persons not lawfully present, authorizes counties to require proof of lawful presence for housing aid, and bars future aid even if status later becomes lawful, so,
State and local governmental entities and private corporations, including, but not limited to, nonprofit organizations incorporated under chapter 617, may not provide any form of down payment assistance to a person who is not lawfully present in the United States.
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Status: Failed
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands immigration enforcement via statewide E-Verify for all private employers (removing size threshold), escalates employment-related penalties including license revocation and private lawsuits, and adds remittance verification/audits/penalties tied to unauthorized-alien status. It also restricts noncitizen access to state/local housing aid and homeownership programs by conditioning eligibility on lawful presence and requiring repayment/foreclosure for violations.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | S | Died in Commerce and Tourism |
| 2025-05-03 | S | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2025-03-10 | S | Introduced |
| 2025-03-06 | S | Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules |
| 2025-02-27 | S | Filed |