Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment. (HB90)
Introduced By
Del. Paul Nichols (D-Woodbridge)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence. Requires all public contractors and their subcontractors to register and participate in a federal Electronic Work Verification Program or similar electronic verification of work authorization program to determine that their employees and individual independent contractors are legally eligible for employment in the United States. Contractors and subcontractors are required to verify the employment status of their employees and independent contractors, and are prohibited from employing or contracting with an individual who is not determined to be legally eligible for employment in the United States as determined through the verification of the individual's status. Contractors who do not register and participate in the registration program are ineligible for prequalification. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/13/2007 | Committee |
12/13/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088276654 |
12/13/2007 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/17/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB90) |
02/12/2008 | Left in Rules |