Some of the immigration bills affecting employers have passed one of the General Assembly’s chambers. Now that all bills have “crossover” to the other chamber, here is the status of those bills.

HB90: Allows state regulatory boards to suspend or revoke the license, certificate or registration of a business if it has been convicted of knowingly hiring someone who is not eligible to work in the U.S. Left in Rules Committee.

HB 227: Requires applicants for a contractor’s license to submit a statement promising they will verify employee’s status and not hire an illegal immigrant knowingly. Left in Rules Committee.

HB 926: Allows corporations and LLCs to be dissolved if they are convicted of a pattern of hiring undocumented workers. Corporations would be ineligible for reinstatement for a year. Passed House 98-0 and sent to Senate Committee for Courts of Justice.
HB928: Several measures, including requirement that public bodies and their contractors work with the Department of Homeland Security to participate in federal work authorization program. Requires state agencies offering services to verify the recipient’s immigration status. Left in Rules Committee.

HB 1047: $100 fine each day for a business that employs an undocumented worker. Left in Rules Committee.

HB 1249: Allows employee who is replaced by an ineligible worker grounds to take action against former employer. Left in Rules Committee.

HB 1298: Amended to say that all state contractors must not knowingly hire an illegal immigrant. Passed House of Delegates 96-3. Referred to the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice.

HJ164: Directs the Virginia Commission on Immigration to study how many licensed contractors in the state hire ineligible employees and their effect on the work force and the economy. Left in Rules Committee.

SB90: Prohibits employers from hiring workers before their legal eligibility has been verified. Passed by indefinitely in Senate Courts of Justice Committee.

SB385: Requires applicants for local business licenses to certify they are not employing undocumented workers. Passed by indefinitely in the Courts of Justice Committee.