Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment. (SB426)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Paul Nichols (D-Woodbridge)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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 »

Status

01/30/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/08/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081114201
01/08/2008Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/22/2008Impact statement from DPB (SB426)
01/23/2008Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2008Rereferred to Courts of Justice
01/28/2008Assigned Courts sub: Special on Immigration
01/30/2008Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB90 and HB1558.