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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB1488Relating 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; providing an administrative penalty.
Direction
Immigration enforcementemployment e verifyAI label
Requires state agencies, contractors, private employers, and political subdivisions to register and participate in E-Verify to check new employees' work authorization, with penalties, license suspension, debarment from contracts, and a new enforcement division, so broader state and local use of E-VE
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
Mandates E-Verify participation by governmental entities, contractors, and private employers, creates a state enforcement division that can investigate, share data with other agencies and the comptroller, and trigger license actions, so more state-level immigration enforcement cooperation.
the commission has the power to conduct investigations of employers suspected of violating hiring laws and regulations regarding unauthorized workers and noncompliance with E-verify requirements.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates E-Verify use for all new hires by private employers, state contractors, state agencies, and local political subdivisions; creates a state compliance division with investigative powers, administrative penalties, license suspension authority, and contract debarment; and requires data sharing for enforcement. These provisions expand the scope of state and local immigration enforcement via employment verification. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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