CAWP Legislative News 1-10

E-Verify Bills Pass House Committee

Legislation that would require construction employers to verify workers citizenship was reported out of the House Labor Relations committee on December 8th. House Bills 1502 and 1503 mandate that construction companies use the e-verify system in an attempt to crack down on the hiring of illegal aliens. The committee vote was unanimous. The bills were the subject of a public hearing earlier in the year.

Both bills have since been referred to the House Appropriations committee, but they can be brought before the full House for a final passage vote at anytime. Similar legislation has just been introduced in the Senate, Senate Bill 1172, by Senator Kim Ward.