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2008 SESSION

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HB 1047 Illegal immigrants; document verification for employment.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Document verification for employment of illegal immigrants; penalty.  Provides that each day of continued unlawful employment of an alien worker, each alien who cannot provide documents indicating that he is legally eligible for employment in the United States, or of false representation that an alien worker has documentation indicating that he is legally eligible for employment in the United States constitutes a separate civil offense punishable by a $100 civil penalty.  The measure also (i) makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to falsely represent that an alien worker has documentation indicating that he is legally eligible for employment and (ii) amends the existing prohibition on employing such aliens to provide that it is unlawful to continue employing such person who cannot provide the required documentation of eligibility.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084515784  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/09/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084515784
• 01/09/08  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/12/08  House: Left in Rules