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Missouri House Bill HB2489

Missouri 2024 Regular Session

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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
2-[PERFECTED]
32 HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
43 HOUSEBILLNO.2489
54 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
6-5303H.02P DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
5+5303H.02C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
76 ANACT
87 Torepealsections67.307,285.530,285.535,and650.475,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereof
9-sixnewsectionsrelatingtoemploymentpractices,withpenaltyprovisions.
8+fivenewsectionsrelatingtoemploymentpractices,withpenaltyprovisions.
109 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1110 SectionA.Sections67.307,285.530,285.535,and650.475,RSMo,arerepealedand
12-2sixnewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections67.307,191.265,285.530,
13-3285.535,285.545,and650.475,toreadasfollows:
11+2fivenewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections67.307,285.530,285.535,
12+3285.545,and650.475,toreadasfollows:
1413 67.307.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1514 2 (1)"Lawenforcementofficer",asherifforpeaceofficerofamunicipalitywiththe
1615 3dutyandpowerofarrestforviolationofthegeneralcriminallawsofthestateorforviolation
1716 4ofordinancesofmunicipalities;
1817 5 (2)"Municipality",anycounty,city,town,orvillage;
1918 6 (3)"Municipalityofficial",anyelectedorappointedofficialoranylawenforcement
2019 7officerservingthemunicipality;
2120 8 (4)"Sanctuarypolicy",anymunicipality'sorderorordinance,enactedorfollowed
2221 9that:
2322 10 (a)Limitsorprohibitsanymunicipalityofficialorpersonemployedbythe
2423 11municipalityfromcommunicatingorcooperatingwithfederalagenciesorofficialstoverify
2524 12orreporttheimmigrationstatusofanyalienwithinsuchmunicipality;or
2625 13 (b)Grantstoillegalalienstherighttolawfulpresenceorstatuswithinthe
2726 14municipalityinviolationoffederallaw.
2827 15 2.Nomunicipalityshallenactoradoptanysanctuarypolicy.Anymunicipalitythat
2928 16enactsoradoptsasanctuarypolicyshallbeineligibleforanymoneysprovidedthroughgrants
29+17administeredbyanystateagencyordepartmentuntilthesanctuarypolicyisrepealedorisno
3030 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17administeredbyanystateagencyordepartmentuntilthesanctuarypolicyisrepealedorisno
32-18longerineffect.Uponthecomplaintofanystateresidentregardingaspecificgovernment
31+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18longerineffect.Uponthecomplaintofanystateresidentregardingaspecificgovernment
3332 19entity,agency,orpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstateorpriortotheprovisionoffundsor
3433 20awardingofanygrantstoagovernmententity,agency,orpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstate,
3534 21anymemberofthegeneralassemblymayrequestthattheattorneygeneralofthestateof
3635 22Missouriissueanopinionstatingwhetherthegovernmententity,agency,orpolitical
3736 23subdivisionhascurrentpoliciesincontraventionofthissection.
3837 24 3.Thegoverningbody,sheriff,orchiefofpoliceofeachmunicipalityshallprovide
3938 25eachlawenforcementofficerwithwrittennoticeoftheirdutytocooperatewithstateand
4039 26federalagenciesandofficialsonmatterspertainingtoenforcementofstateandfederallaws
4140 27governingimmigration.
4241 28 4.ThissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonJanuary1,2009.
4342 29 5.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoqualifiedimmigrantworkers
4443 30registeredintheMissouridepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsdatabaseunder
4544 31section285.545.
46-191.265.Anynoncompeteclauseofanemploymentcontractbetweenan
47-2employerandaphysicianlicensedunderchapter334thatrestrictstherightofthe
48-3physiciantopracticemedicineinanygeographicareaforanyperiodoftimeafterthe
49-4terminationofsuchemploymentrelationshipshallbevoidandunenforceable,provided
50-5thatnothinginthissectionshallrendervoidorunenforceabletheremainingprovisions
51-6ofanysuchemploymentcontract.
5245 285.530.1.Nobusinessentityoremployershallknowinglyemploy,hirefor
5346 2employment,orcontinuetoemployanunauthorizedalientoperformworkwithinthestateof
5447 3Missouri.
5548 4 2.Asaconditionfortheawardofanycontractorgrantinexcessoffivethousand
5649 5dollarsbythestateorbyanypoliticalsubdivisionofthestatetoabusinessentity,orforany
5750 6businessentityreceivingastate-administeredorsubsidizedtaxcredit,taxabatement,orloan
5851 7fromthestate,thebusinessentityshall,byswornaffidavitandprovisionofdocumentation,
5952 8affirmitsenrollmentandparticipationinafederalworkauthorizationprogramwithrespectto
6053 9theemployeesworkinginconnectionwiththecontractedservices.Everysuchbusiness
6154 10entityshallalsosignanaffidavitaffirmingthatitdoesnotknowinglyemployanypersonwho
6255 11isanunauthorizedalieninconnectionwiththecontractedservices.Anyentitycontracting
6356 12withthestateoranypoliticalsubdivisionofthestateshallonlyberequiredtoprovidethe
6457 13affidavitsrequiredinthissubsectiontothestateandanypoliticalsubdivisionofthestatewith
6558 14whichitcontracts,onanannualbasis.Duringorimmediatelyafteranemergency,the
6659 15requirementsofthissubsectionthatabusinessentityenrollandparticipateinafederalwork
6760 16authorizationprogramshallbesuspendedforfifteenworkingdays.Asusedinthis
68-HCSHB2489 2 17subsection,"emergency"includesthefollowingnaturalandmanmadedisasters:majorsnow
61+17subsection,"emergency"includesthefollowingnaturalandmanmadedisasters:majorsnow
6962 18andicestorms,floods,tornadoes,severeweather,earthquakes,hazardousmaterialincidents,
7063 19nuclearpowerplantaccidents,otherradiologicalhazards,andmajormechanicalfailuresofa
7164 20publicutilityfacility.
7265 21 3.Allpublicemployers, privateemployers,andbusinessentitiesshallenrolland
7366 22activelyparticipateinafederalworkauthorizationprogram.
74-23 4.(1)BeginningJanuary1,2025,anemployer[mayenrollandparticipateina
67+HCSHB2489 2 23 4.(1)BeginningJanuary1,2025,anemployer[mayenrollandparticipateina
7568 24federalworkauthorizationprogramand]orbusinessentityshallverifytheemployment
7669 25eligibilityofeveryemployeeintheemployer'sorbusinessentity'shirewhoseemployment
7770 26commencesaftertheemployerorbusinessentityenrollsinafederalworkauthorization
7871 27program.Theemployerorbusinessentityshallretainacopyofthedatedverificationreport
7972 28receivedfromthefederalgovernment.[Any] Anemployerorbusinessentity[that
8073 29participates] enrolledandparticipatinginsuchprogramshallhaveanaffirmativedefense
8174 30thatsuchbusinessentityhasnotviolatedsubsection1ofthissection.
8275 31 (2)(a)Ifaprivateemployerorbusinessentityfailstocomplywiththis
8376 32subsection,thedepartmentshallrequiretheprivateemployerorbusinessentityto
8477 33provideanaffidavittothedepartmentstatingthattheprivateemployerorbusiness
8578 34entity:
8679 35 a.Willcomplywiththissubsection;
8780 36 b.Hasterminatedtheemploymentofallunauthorizedaliensinthisstate;and
8881 37 c.Willnotknowinglyemployanunauthorizedalieninthisstate.
8982 38 (b)Iftheprivateemployerorbusinessentitydoesnotprovidetherequired
9083 39affidavitandfailstocomplywiththissubsectionwithinfifteendaysofthedateofthe
9184 40department'snotice,theattorneygeneralshalldirecttheappropriatelicensingagency
9285 41orapplicablemunicipalorcountygoverningbodytosuspendallapplicablelicenses,
9386 42permits,orexemptionsoftheprivateemployerorbusinessentityuntiltheprivate
9487 43employerorbusinessentityprovidesthedepartmentwiththerequiredaffidavitthat
9588 44demonstratescompliancewiththissubsection.
9689 45 5.(1)Ageneralcontractororsubcontractorofanytiershallnotbeliableunder
9790 46sections285.525to285.550whensuchgeneralcontractororsubcontractorcontractswithits
9891 47directsubcontractorwhoviolatessubsection1ofthissection,ifthecontractbindingthe
9992 48contractorandsubcontractoraffirmativelystatesthatthedirectsubcontractorisnot
10093 49knowinglyinviolationofsubsection1ofthissectionandshallnothenceforthbeinsuch
10194 50violationandthecontractororsubcontractorreceivesaswornaffidavitunderthepenaltyof
10295 51perjuryattestingtothefactthatthedirectsubcontractor'semployeesarelawfullypresentin
10396 52theUnitedStates.
104-HCSHB2489 3 53 (2)Ifageneralcontractororsubcontractorofanytierknowsordiscoversthat
97+53 (2)Ifageneralcontractororsubcontractorofanytierknowsordiscoversthat
10598 54thedirectsubcontractorofsuchgeneralcontractororsubcontractorisinviolationof
10699 55subsection1ofthissection,thegeneralcontractororsubcontractorshallreportsuch
107100 56violationtothedepartment.Ifthegeneralcontractororsubcontractorfailstoreport
108101 57suchviolationuponlearningoftheviolation,thegeneralcontractororsubcontractor
109102 58shallbesubjecttothesamepenaltyfortheviolationasthedirectsubcontractor.
110-285.535.1.Theattorneygeneralshallenforcetherequirementsofsections285.525
103+HCSHB2489 3 285.535.1.Theattorneygeneralshallenforcetherequirementsofsections285.525
111104 2to285.550.
112105 3 2.Anenforcementactionshallbeinitiatedbymeansofawritten,signedcomplaint
113106 4underpenaltyofperjuryasdefinedinsection575.040totheattorneygeneralsubmittedby
114107 5anystateofficial,businessentity,orstateresident.Avalidcomplaintshallincludean
115108 6allegationwhichdescribestheallegedviolatoraswellastheactionsconstitutingthe
116109 7violation,andthedateandlocationwheresuchactionsoccurred.Acomplaintwhichalleges
117110 8aviolationsolelyorprimarilyonthebasisofnationalorigin,ethnicity,orraceshallbe
118111 9deemedinvalidandshallnotbeenforced.
119112 10 3.Uponreceiptofavalidcomplaint,theattorneygeneralshall,withinfifteen
120113 11businessdays,requestidentityinformationfromthebusinessentityregardinganypersons
121114 12allegedtobeunauthorizedaliens.Suchrequestshallbemadebycertifiedmail.Theattorney
122115 13generalshalldirecttheapplicablemunicipalorcountygoverningbodytosuspendany
123116 14applicablelicense,permit,orexemptionsofanybusinessentitywhichfails,withinfifteen
124117 15businessdaysafterreceiptoftherequest,toprovidesuchinformation.
125118 16 4.Theattorneygeneral,afterreceivingtherequestedidentityinformationfromthe
126119 17businessentity,shallsubmitidentitydatarequiredbythefederalgovernmenttoverify,under
127120 188U.S.C.1373,theimmigrationstatusofsuchpersons,andshallprovidethebusinessentity
128121 19withwrittennoticeoftheresultsoftheverificationrequest:
129122 20 (1)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatanemployeeis
130123 21authorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates,theattorneygeneralshalltakenofurtheractionon
131124 22thecomplaint;
132125 23 (2)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatanemployeeisnot
133126 24authorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates,theattorneygeneralshallproceedonthecomplaintas
134127 25providedinsubsection5ofthissection;
135128 26 (3)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatitisunabletoverify
136129 27whetheranemployeeisauthorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates,theattorneygeneralshall
137130 28takenofurtheractiononthecomplaintuntilaverificationfromthefederalgovernment
138131 29concerningthestatusoftheindividualisreceived.Atnopointshallanystateofficialattempt
139132 30tomakeanindependentdeterminationofanyalien'slegalstatuswithoutverificationfromthe
140133 31federalgovernment.
141-HCSHB2489 4 32 5.(1)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatanemployeeisnot
134+32 5.(1)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatanemployeeisnot
142135 33authorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates,andtheemployeroftheunauthorizedalien
143136 34participatesinafederalworkauthorizationprogram,thereshallbearebuttablepresumption
144137 35thattheemployerhasmettherequirementsforanaffirmativedefenseundersubsection4of
145138 36section285.530,andtheemployershallcomplywithsubsection6ofthissection.
146-37 (2)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatanemployeeisnot
139+HCSHB2489 4 37 (2)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatanemployeeisnot
147140 38authorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates,theattorneygeneralshallbringacivilactioninCole
148141 39Countyiftheattorneygeneralreasonablybelievesthebusinessentityknowinglyviolated
149142 40subsection1ofsection285.530:
150143 41 (a)Ifthecourtfindsthatabusinessentitydidnotknowinglyviolatesubsection1of
151144 42section285.530,theemployershallhavefifteenbusinessdaystocomplywithsubdivision(1)
152145 43andparagraph(a)ofsubdivision(2)ofsubsection6ofthissection.Iftheentityfailstodoso,
153146 44thecourtshalldirecttheapplicablemunicipalorcountygoverningbodytosuspendthe
154147 45businesspermit,ifsuchexists,andanyapplicablelicensesorexemptionsoftheentityuntil
155148 46theentitycomplieswithsubsection6ofthissection;
156149 47 (b)Ifthecourtfindsthatabusinessentityknowinglyviolatedsubsection1ofsection
157150 48285.530,thecourtshalldirecttheapplicablemunicipalorcountygoverningbodytosuspend
158151 49thebusinesspermit,ifsuchexists,andanyapplicablelicensesorexemptionsofsuchbusiness
159152 50entityfor[fourteen] onehundredtwentydays.Permits,licenses,andexemptionsshallbe
160153 51reinstatedforentitieswhocomplywithsubsection6ofthissectionattheendofthe[fourteen-
161154 52day]one-hundred-twenty-dayperiod.
162155 53 6.Thecorrectionofaviolationwithrespecttotheemploymentofanunauthorized
163156 54alienshallincludethefollowingactions:
164157 55 (1)(a)Thebusinessentityterminatestheunauthorizedalien'semployment.Ifthe
165158 56businessentityattemptstoterminatetheunauthorizedalien'semploymentandsuch
166159 57terminationischallengedinacourtofthestateofMissouri,thefifteen-business-dayperiod
167160 58forprovidinginformationtotheattorneygeneralreferencedinsubsection3ofthissection
168161 59shallbetolledwhilethebusinessentitypursuestheterminationoftheunauthorizedalien's
169162 60employmentinsuchforum;or
170163 61 (b)Thebusinessentity,afteracquiringadditionalinformationfromtheemployee,
171164 62requestsasecondaryoradditionalverificationbythefederalgovernmentoftheemployee's
172165 63authorization,undertheproceduresofafederalworkauthorizationprogram.Whilethis
173166 64verificationispending,thefifteen-business-dayperiodforprovidinginformationtothe
174167 65attorneygeneralreferencedinsubsection3ofthissectionshallbetolled;and
175168 66 (2)Alegalrepresentativeofthebusinessentitysubmits,atanofficedesignatedby
176169 67theattorneygeneral,thefollowing:
177-HCSHB2489 5 68 (a)Aswornaffidavitstatingthattheviolationhasendedthatshallincludea
170+68 (a)Aswornaffidavitstatingthattheviolationhasendedthatshallincludea
178171 69descriptionofthespecificmeasuresandactionstakenbythebusinessentitytoendthe
179172 70violation,andthename,address,andotheradequateidentifyinginformationforany
180173 71unauthorizedaliensrelatedtothecomplaint;and
181174 72 (b)Documentationacceptabletotheattorneygeneralwhichconfirmsthatthe
182175 73businessentityhasenrolledinandisparticipatinginafederalworkauthorizationprogram.
183-74 7.Thesuspensionofabusinesslicenseorlicensesundersubsection5ofthissection
176+HCSHB2489 5 74 7.Thesuspensionofabusinesslicenseorlicensesundersubsection5ofthissection
184177 75shallterminateonebusinessdayafteralegalrepresentativeofthebusinessentitysubmitsthe
185178 76affidavitandotherdocumentationrequiredundersubsection6ofthissectionfollowingany
186179 77periodofrestrictionrequiredundersubsection5ofthissection.
187180 78 8.Foranentitythatviolatessubsection1ofsection285.530forasecondtime,the
188181 79courtshalldirecttheapplicablemunicipalorcountygoverningbodytosuspend,foroneyear,
189182 80thebusinesspermit,ifsuchexists,andanyapplicablelicenseorexemptionsofthebusiness
190183 81entity.Forasubsequentviolation,thecourtshalldirecttheapplicablemunicipalorcounty
191184 82governingbodytoforeversuspendthebusinesspermit,ifsuchexists,andanyapplicable
192185 83licenseorexemptionsofthebusinessentity.Asecondorsubsequentviolationof
193186 84subsection1ofsection285.530byanybusinessentityshallbedeemedaclassDfelony.
194187 85 9.Inadditiontothepenaltiesinsubsections5and8ofthissection:
195188 86 (1)Uponthefirstviolationofsubsection1ofsection285.530byanybusinessentity
196189 87awardedastatecontractorgrantorreceivingastate-administeredtaxcredit,taxabatement,
197190 88orloanfromthestate,thebusinessentityshallbedeemedinbreachofcontractandthestate
198191 89mayterminatethecontractandsuspendordebarthebusinessentityfromdoingbusinesswith
199192 90thestateforaperiodofthreeyears.Uponsuchtermination,thestatemaywithholdupto
200193 91twenty-fivepercentofthetotalamountduetothebusinessentity;
201194 92 (2)Uponasecondorsubsequentviolationofsubsection1ofsection285.530byany
202195 93businessentityawardedastatecontractorgrantorreceivingastate-administeredtaxcredit,
203196 94taxabatement,orloanfromthestate,thebusinessentityshallbedeemedinbreachofcontract
204197 95andthestatemayterminatethecontractandpermanentlysuspendordebarthebusinessentity
205198 96fromdoingbusinesswiththestate.Uponsuchtermination,thestatemaywithholdupto
206199 97twenty-fivepercentofthetotalamountduetothebusinessentity.Asecondorsubsequent
207200 98violationofsubsection1ofsection285.530byanybusinessentityshallbedeemedaclass
208201 99Dfelony.
209202 100 10.Sections285.525to285.550shallnotbeconstruedtodenyanyprocedural
210203 101mechanismsorlegaldefensesincludedinafederalworkauthorizationprogram.
211204 102 11.Anybusinessentitysubjecttoacomplaintandsubsequentenforcementunder
212205 103sections285.525to285.540,oranyemployeeofsuchabusinessentity,maychallengethe
213-HCSHB2489 6 104enforcementofthissectionwithrespecttosuchentityoremployeeinthecourtsofthestateof
206+104enforcementofthissectionwithrespecttosuchentityoremployeeinthecourtsofthestateof
214207 105Missouri.
215208 106 12.Ifthecourtfindsthatanycomplaintisfrivolousinnatureorfindsnoprobable
216209 107causetobelievethattherehasbeenaviolation,thecourtshalldismissthecase.Forpurposes
217210 108ofthissubsection,"frivolous"shallmeanacomplaintnotshownbyclearandconvincing
218211 109evidencetobevalid.Anypersonwhosubmitsafrivolouscomplaintshallbeliableforactual,
219212 110compensatory,andpunitivedamagestotheallegedviolatorforholdingtheallegedviolator
220-111beforethepublicinafalselight.Ifthecourtfindsthatacomplaintisfrivolousorthatthereis
213+HCSHB2489 6 111beforethepublicinafalselight.Ifthecourtfindsthatacomplaintisfrivolousorthatthereis
221214 112notprobablecausetobelievetherehasbeenaviolation,theattorneygeneralshallissuea
222215 113publicreporttothecomplainantandtheallegedviolatorstatingwithparticularityitsreasons
223216 114fordismissalofthecomplaint.Uponsuchissuance,thecomplaintandallmaterialsrelating
224217 115tothecomplaintshallbeapublicrecordasdefinedinchapter610.
225218 116 13.Thedeterminationofwhetheraworkerisanunauthorizedalienshallbemadeby
226219 117thefederalgovernment.Adeterminationofsuchstatusofanindividualbythefederal
227220 118governmentshallcreatearebuttablepresumptionastothatindividual'sstatusinanyjudicial
228221 119proceedingsbroughtunderthissectionorsection285.530.Thecourtmaytakejudicialnotice
229222 120ofanyverificationofanindividual'sstatuspreviouslyprovidedbythefederalgovernment
230223 121andmayrequestthefederalgovernmenttoprovideautomatedortestimonialverification.
231224 122 14.Compensation,whetherinmoneyorinkindorinservices,knowinglyprovidedto
232225 123anyunauthorizedalienshallnotbeallowedasabusinessexpensedeductionfromanyincome
233226 124orbusinesstaxesofthisstate.
234227 125 15.Anybusinessentitywhichterminatesanemployeeinaccordancewiththissection
235228 126shallnotbeliableforanyclaimsmadeagainstthebusinessentityunderchapter213forthe
236229 127termination.
237230 285.545.1.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe
238231 2"ImmigrantEmploymentRegistrationandTaxationProtectionAct".
239232 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
240233 4 (1)"Alien",anypersonnotacitizenornationaloftheUnitedStates,asdefined
241234 5in8U.S.C.Section1101(a)(3);
242235 6 (2)"Parolee",analienwhohasappliedforpermissiontoentertheUnitedStates
243236 7and:
244237 8 (a)IstemporarilyparoledintotheUnitedStatesforhumanitarianreasons,
245238 9significantpublicbenefitorpublicinterestreasons,orotherreasonsasauthorizedand
246239 10providedunder8U.S.C.Section1182(d)(5)and8CFRSection212.5andisawaitinga
247240 11hearing,hasavalidnoticetoreport,orhasavalidnoticetoappearinimmigration
248241 12court,butisstilldeemedtobeanapplicantforadmission,asdefinedunder8U.S.C.
249242 13Section1101(a)(13);or
250-HCSHB2489 7 14 (b)Hasappliedforasylumorwithholdingofdeportationunder8U.S.CSections
243+14 (b)Hasappliedforasylumorwithholdingofdeportationunder8U.S.CSections
251244 151158and1253and8CFRParts103and208;refugeeadmissionunder8U.S.C.Section
252245 161157;withholdingofremovalunder8U.S.C.Section1231(b)(3);orotherqualifying
253246 17statusundertheImmigrationandNationalityAct(INA),P.L.No82-414(1952),codified
254247 18asamendedat8U.S.CSection1101,etseq.,butwhoseapplicationhasnotbeendecided;
255248 19 (3)"Qualifiedimmigrantworker",apersonwho:
256-20 (a)Isaparoleeoranalien,butnotanunauthorizedalien,whoislawfully
249+HCSHB2489 7 20 (a)Isaparoleeoranalien,butnotanunauthorizedalien,whoislawfully
257250 21presentintheUnitedStatesandlegallyauthorizedunderfederallawtoaccept
258251 22employment;
259252 23 (b)Hasobtainedavalidworkpermitorconditionalworkpermitbutwhose
260253 24currentimmigrationstatusisinasuspendedquasi-legalstatus;and
261254 25 (c)IsanewhireoremployedinthestateofMissouri;
262255 26 (4)"Unauthorizedalien",thesamemeaningassuchtermisdefinedunder
263256 27section285.525.
264257 28 3.(1)TheMissouridepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsshallmaintain
265258 29adatabaseorregistryofqualifiedimmigrantworkers.Thedepartmentshallestablish
266259 30anyformsandproceduresnecessarytoprocessandmaintainsuchadatabaseor
267260 31registry,mechanismsbywhichemployersshallverifyregistrationofanyqualified
268261 32immigrantworkers,andanyothernecessaryinformationrequiredtoverifytheidentity
269262 33andemploymentofqualifiedimmigrantworkers,butnotmoreordifferentdocuments
270263 34thanarerequiredbyfederallawforthefederalgovernmenttoverifyemployment.
271264 35 (2)Individualswhohavedocumentationincluding,butnotlimitedto,avalid
272265 36immigrantvisa,PermanentResident(Green)Card,orEmploymentAuthorization
273266 37Document,thatverifieshisorherlegalstatusasalawfulpermanentresident,asylee,
274267 38refugee,nonimmigrantvisaholder,orotherverifiablelawfulimmigrationstatus,shall
275268 39beexemptfromregisteringwiththedepartmentunderthissection.
276269 40 4.Aqualifiedimmigrantworkershallberequiredtosignanaffidavitof
277270 41understanding,onaformdevelopedbythedepartment,thatincludes,butisnotlimited
278271 42to,thefollowing:
279272 43 (1)Thattheregistrationqualifiesthequalifiedimmigrantworkerfor
280273 44employmentonlyuntillegalimmigrationstatusisdeterminedbythecourts;
281274 45 (2)Thatnothinginthissectionshallmakethequalifiedimmigrantworker
282275 46eligibleforanyotherservicesprovidedbythestate;and
283276 47 (3)Thatifatanytimethequalifiedimmigrantworkerisconvictedofafelony
284277 48crimeinthefederalorstatecourtssystem,theworkprivilegeswillbeimmediately
285278 49revoked.
286-HCSHB2489 8 50 5.Notwithstandinganyotherlawtothecontraryandsubjecttoallapplicable
279+50 5.Notwithstandinganyotherlawtothecontraryandsubjecttoallapplicable
287280 51federallaws,aqualifiedimmigrantworker,asdefinedunderthissection,shallbe
288281 52registeredbytheworker'semployerwiththedepartment,andsuchemployershall
289282 53providethedepartmentwithallnecessarydocumentationincompliancewiththis
290283 54section.
291284 55 6.Thedepartmentshallprovideawrittenconfirmationtotheemployerupon
292285 56theregistrationofthequalifiedimmigrantworkerincompliancewiththissection.
293-57 7.Theprovisionsrelatingtoverificationeligibilityofaqualifiedimmigrant
286+HCSHB2489 8 57 7.Theprovisionsrelatingtoverificationeligibilityofaqualifiedimmigrant
294287 58workershallnotapplytoanemployerwhoreceivesandprovidesthenecessary
295288 59documentationrelatingtothequalifiedimmigrantworkertothedepartmentin
296289 60compliancewiththissection.Theverificationeligibilityofaqualifiedimmigrant
297290 61workershallbeincludedinthedatabaseorregistrymaintainedbythedepartmentfor
298291 62futureeligibilitydeterminations.
299292 63 8.TheMissouriattorneygeneralshallbeauthorizedwiththeenforcementofthe
300293 64provisionsofthissection,subjecttotheapplicablerequirementsofsections285.525to
301294 65285.550.
302295 66 9.Thedepartmentmayestablishmemorandumsofunderstandingbetweenthe
303296 67attorneygeneral'sofficeandtheMissouristatehighwaypatroltosharesuch
304297 68informationunderthissectioninfurtheranceofthepurposesofthissection.
305298 69 10.Thedepartmentshallissueawrittennoncompliancenoticetoanyemployer
306299 70whofailstoregisteraqualifiedimmigrantworkerwithinthirtydaysofhire.Ifthe
307300 71employerfailstoregistertheworkerwithinthefifteendaysafterreceiptofsuchnotice,
308301 72thedepartmentshallnotifytheattorneygeneraloftheemployer'snoncomplianceand
309302 73theattorneygeneralshalldirecttheappropriatelicensingagencyorapplicable
310303 74municipalorcountygoverningbodytosuspendallapplicablelicenses,permits,or
311304 75exemptionsoftheemployeruntiltheemployercomplieswiththissection.
312305 76 11.(1)Aftertheemployernotifies,inwriting,thequalifiedimmigrantworker
313306 77oranindividualseekingemploymentthatthefailuretosubmittherequested
314307 78documentationisaviolationofthelawandsubjecttopunishment,anyqualified
315308 79immigrantworkeroranindividualseekingemploymentwhofailstoprovidethe
316309 80employer-requesteddocumentationthatisrequiredtoverifyworkauthorizationstatus
317310 81withtheemployer,federalauthorities,andthedepartmentforthepurposesofthis
318311 82registry,withinthirtydaysofthedateoftherequest,shallbeguiltyofaclassDfelony.
319312 83 (2)Theattorneygeneralshallinvestigateallegedorsuspectedviolationsofthis
320313 84subsectionandshallhavetheauthoritytoprosecuteallegedviolations.
321314 85 (3)Anenforcementactionshallbeinitiatedbymeansofasigned,written
322315 86complaint,underpenaltyofperjury,asdefinedinsection575.040,totheattorney
323-HCSHB2489 9 87generalsubmittedbyanystateofficial,businessentity,orstateresident.Avalid
316+87generalsubmittedbyanystateofficial,businessentity,orstateresident.Avalid
324317 88complaintshallincludeanallegationthatdescribestheallegedviolatoraswellasthe
325318 89actionsconstitutingtheviolationandthedateandlocationwheresuchactions
326319 90occurred.Acomplaintthatallegesaviolationsolelyorprimarilyonthebasisof
327320 91nationalorigin,ethnicity,orraceshallbedeemedinvalidandshallnotbeenforced.
328321 92 (4)Uponreceiptofavalidcomplaint,theattorneygeneralshall,withinfifteen
329322 93businessdays,requestinformationfromtheemployeroremployeeallegedtobein
330-94violationregardingtheallegedviolationofthissubsection.Suchrequestshallbemade
323+HCSHB2489 9 94violationregardingtheallegedviolationofthissubsection.Suchrequestshallbemade
331324 95bycertifiedmail.
332325 96 (5)Theattorneygeneral,afterreceivingtherequestedinformationfromthe
333326 97employeroremployeeallegedtobeinviolation,shallsubmitanydatarequiredbythe
334327 98federalgovernmenttoverify,under8U.S.C.Section1373,theimmigrationstatusof
335328 99suchemployeeandshallprovidetheemployerwithwrittennoticeoftheresultsofthe
336329 100verificationrequest.
337330 101 (a)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatanemployeeis
338331 102authorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates,theattorneygeneralshalltakenofurther
339332 103actiononthecomplaint.
340333 104 (b)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatanemployeeis
341334 105notauthorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates,theattorneygeneralshallnotifythe
342335 106employerandtheemployershallterminatetheunauthorizedalien'semploymentand
343336 107followtheproceduresrelatedtothehiringofunauthorizedaliensundersections285.530
344337 108and285.535.
345338 109 (c)Ifthefederalgovernmentnotifiestheattorneygeneralthatitisunableto
346339 110verifywhetheranemployeeisauthorizedtoworkintheUnitedStates,theattorney
347340 111generalshalltakenofurtheractiononthecomplaintuntilverificationfromthefederal
348341 112governmentconcerningthestatusoftheindividualisreceived.
349342 113
350343 114Unlessrequiredbyfederallaw,atnopointshallanystateofficialattempttomakean
351344 115independentdeterminationofanyalien'slegalstatuswithoutverificationfromthe
352345 116federalgovernment.
353346 117 (6)Duringtheinvestigation,iftheattorneygeneraldiscoversevidenceofunpaid
354347 118incometax,failuretofiletaxreturns,taxevasion,orotherviolationsofchapter143,the
355348 119attorneygeneralisauthorizedtoinformandcooperatewiththedepartmentofrevenue
356349 120fortheinvestigationandenforcementofanyadditionalcriminalliabilitiesunder
357350 121chapter143.
358-HCSHB2489 10 122 (7)Anyemployeesubjecttoacomplaintandsubsequentenforcementunderthis
351+122 (7)Anyemployeesubjecttoacomplaintandsubsequentenforcementunderthis
359352 123subsectionmaychallengetheenforcementofthissectionwithrespecttosuchemployee
360353 124inthecourtsofthestateofMissouri.
361354 125 (8)Thedeterminationofwhetheraworkerisanunauthorizedalienshallbe
362355 126madebythefederalgovernment.Adeterminationofsuchstatusofanindividualbythe
363356 127federalgovernmentshallcreatearebuttablepresumptionastothatindividual'sstatus
364357 128inanyjudicialproceedingsbroughtunderthissection.Thecourtmaytakejudicial
365358 129noticeofanyverificationofanindividual'sstatuspreviouslyprovidedbythefederal
366-130governmentandmayrequestthefederalgovernmenttoprovideautomatedor
359+HCSHB2489 10 130governmentandmayrequestthefederalgovernmenttoprovideautomatedor
367360 131testimonialverification.
368361 132 12.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedbytheimmigrationcourtstoimply
369362 133thatthestateofMissouriisanadvocateforalegalimmigrationstatusrelatingtoa
370363 134qualifiedimmigrantworkerorworker.
371364 135 13.Thedepartmentmaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
372365 136administrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
373366 137section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
374367 138becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
375368 139536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable
376369 140andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
377370 141review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
378371 142heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
379372 143adoptedaftertheeffectivedateofthissection,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
380373 144 14.TheprovisionsofthissectionshalltakeeffectJanuary1,2025.
381374 650.475.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,nogovernmententity,
382375 2politicalsubdivision,orgovernmentofficialwithinthestateofMissourishallprohibit,orin
383376 3anywayrestrict,anygovernmententityorofficialfromcommunicatingorcooperatingwith
384377 4theUnitedStatesBureauofImmigrationandCustomsEnforcementregardingthecitizenship
385378 5orimmigrationstatus,lawfulorunlawful,ofanyindividual.
386379 6 2.Municipalitiesandpoliticalsubdivisionsmaycollectandsharetheidentityof
387380 7personsbythesamemeanstheFederalBureauofInvestigationoritssuccessoragencyusesin
388381 8itsIntegratedAutomatedFingerprintIdentificationSystemoritssuccessorprogram.
389382 9 3.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,nopersonoragencywithinthestateof
390383 10Missourishallprohibit,orinanywayrestrict,apublicemployeefromdoinganyofthe
391384 11followingwithrespecttoinformationregardingtheimmigrationstatus,lawfulorunlawful,of
392385 12anyindividual:
393386 13 (1)Sendingsuchinformationto,orrequestingorreceivingsuchinformationfrom,
394387 14theUnitedStatesBureauofImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement;
395-HCSHB2489 11 15 (2)Maintainingsuchinformation;or
388+15 (2)Maintainingsuchinformation;or
396389 16 (3)Exchangingsuchinformationwithanyotherfederal,state,orlocalgovernment
397390 17entity.
398391 18 4.Uponthecomplaintofanystateresidentregardingaspecificgovernmententity,
399392 19agency,orpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstateorpriortotheprovisionoffundsorawardingof
400393 20anygrantstoagovernmententity,agency,orpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstate,anymember
401394 21ofthegeneralassemblymayrequestthattheattorneygeneralofthestateofMissouriissuean
402-22opinionstatingwhetherthegovernmententity,agency,orpoliticalsubdivisionhascurrent
395+HCSHB2489 11 22opinionstatingwhetherthegovernmententity,agency,orpoliticalsubdivisionhascurrent
403396 23policiesincontraventionofsubsections1and3ofthissection.
404397 24 5.Nostateagencyordepartmentshallprovideanyfundingorawardanymonetary
405398 25grantstoanygovernmententity,agency,orpoliticalsubdivisiondeterminedundersubsection
406399 264ofthissectiontohaveapolicyincontraventionofsubsections1and3ofthissectionuntil
407400 27thepolicyisrepealedornolongerineffect.
408401 28 6.Theprovisionsofsubsections1and3ofthissectionshallnotapplytoanystateor
409402 29localagencyadministeringoneormorefederalpublicbenefitprogramsassuchtermis
410403 30definedin8U.S.C.Section1612, oranyqualifiedimmigrantworkerregisteredinthe
411404 31departmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsdatabaseestablishedundersection285.545.
412405 âś”
413406 HCSHB2489 12