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R. Neil Walter proposes the following substitute bill:
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Employer Verification Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: R. Neil Walter
Senate Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill amends provisions relating to employer verification of employees.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ amends provisions related to the Private Employer Verification Act, impacting a private
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employer who employs 15 or more employees;
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▸ cites criminal penalties that may be applicable to the use of fraudulent identification
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documentation or another person's identification documentation for purposes of
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obtaining employment; and
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▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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This bill provides a special effective date.
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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13-47-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 338
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 13-47-201 is amended to read:
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13-47-201 . Verification required for new hires.
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(1) A private employer who employs [150] 15 or more employees on or after [May 4, 2022]
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July 1, 2026, may not hire a new employee on or after [May 4, 2022] July 1, 2026, unless
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the private employer:
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(a) is registered with a status verification system to verify the federal legal working
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status of any new employee; and
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(b) uses the status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of the
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new employee in accordance with the requirements of the status verification system.
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(2) This section does not apply to a private employer of a foreign national if the foreign
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national holds a visa issued in response to a petition by the private employer that is
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classified as H-2A or H-2B.
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(3) A person who uses fraudulent identification documentation, or the identification
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documentation of another person, for the purpose of obtaining employment is subject to
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criminal prosecution, including, as applicable, under:
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(a) Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 5, Fraud; or
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(b) Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 11, Identity Fraud Act.
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Section 2. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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