Requires state agencies, contractors, subcontractors, private employers, and political subdivisions to register and use E-Verify for new employees (with penalties including contract termination, debarment, license suspension/revocation), 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.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates E-Verify registration and use by private employers (Labor Code Ch. 53), political subdivisions (Local Gov. Code Ch. 181), and state contractors/subcontractors (Gov. Code Ch. 2264), with enforcement via license actions, contract bars, debarment, and employee termination. All provisions expand the scope of state and local immigration enforcement through employment verification. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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
HB323Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Died (session ended)