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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB1308Relating to employment practices of governmental entities, state contractors, and private employers in this state regarding the legal status of employees, including requiring participation in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify program, and authorizing the suspension of certain licenses held by private employers for certain conduct in relation to the employment of persons not lawfully present.
Direction
Immigration enforcementemployment e verifyAI label
Requires governmental entities, state contractors, and private employers (with 25+ employees) to register and participate in the E-verify program to verify new employees, and bars state contracts with non-participating contractors, so more immigration enforcement via employment verification.
An employer shall register and participate in the E-verify program to verify information of all new employees.
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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Requires state agencies and governmental entities to use E-verify (a federal program), mandates attorney general investigations with assistance from DPS and local law enforcement, and allows barring from state contracts or suspending licenses for violations, so more state cooperation with and use of
the attorney general may request the assistance of the Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement entities to ensure compliance with this section.
Prohibits governmental entities and private employers from knowingly hiring, employing, recruiting, or referring persons not lawfully present, with enforcement via attorney general investigations, license suspension, and loss of grant funding, so more state-level penalties tied to immigration status
An employer may not knowingly hire, employ, recruit, or refer for a fee an individual who is a person not lawfully present.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates E-Verify participation for government entities, contractors, and private employers; prohibits knowing employment of persons not lawfully present; provides for investigations, corrective actions, debarment from contracts, license suspensions, and loss of state grants. All provisions expand immigration enforcement via employment verification and related sanctions. No provisions on other listed topics.
Related bills
HB137Relating to employment practices of governmental entities, state and local contractors, and private employers in this state regarding the le↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Filed
HB169Relating to participation of political subdivisions and contractors and subcontractors of political subdivisions in the federal electronic v↑Expands immigration enforcement Filed
HB926Relating to lawful presence verification, expiration, and oversight of commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits and to ↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Filed
HB123Relating to the repeal of laws requiring agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to en↓Restricts immigration enforcement Filed
Hearings and calendar
2025-04-28 08:00 · Hearing · House State Affairs Committee Hearing JHR 120