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Requires citizenship checks for state, local and school hires The bill requires the legislature, state agencies, cities, counties, school districts and Regents institutions to verify new hires' work eligibility through the federal E-Verify system. It also creates a state SAVE clearinghouse that checks immigration status for professional license applicants, with an appeal process.
Official title A bill for an act relating to qualifications for state and local government employment and professional licensure. (Formerly SSB 3169.)
3 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, Mar 19: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? Feb 25 · 47–0, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats16 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 31 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting Senate: Senate Workforce Report Feb 19 · 12–0 · Passed › Senate: Senate Workforce Report Feb 19 · 12–0 · Passed
Close Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Yes Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes ← Democrats4 yes, 0 no Republicans → 8 yes, 0 no History Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691. House · Mar 19 Amendment H-8130 filed. H.J. 526. House · Mar 3 Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 438. House · Feb 26 Message from Senate. H.J. 437. House · Feb 26 Immediate message. S.J. 411. Senate · Feb 25 Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 405. Senate · Feb 25 Amendment S-5031 adopted, as amended. S.J. 405. Senate · Feb 25 Amendment S-5035 to S-5031 filed, adopted. S.J. 405. Senate · Feb 25 Amendment S-5031 filed. S.J. 405. Senate · Feb 25 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 342. Senate · Feb 19 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 330. Senate · Feb 19