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HB0062

Wyoming HB0062: Illegal Immigration and Employment Verification

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In one sentence

This bill would create a felony crime for transporting or hiding people in the U.S. illegally and require public employers and state agencies to verify the work authorization or citizenship status of employees and benefit applicants.

What it does

  • Creates a felony offense for transporting, moving, concealing, harboring, or sheltering a person who is in the U.S. in violation of law.
  • Requires public employers to register and participate in a federal status verification system to check the work authorization of new employees.
  • Requires contractors and subcontractors working with public employers to use the status verification system for new employees.
  • Requires state agencies and political subdivisions to verify the lawful presence of applicants for certain state or local public benefits.
  • Allows a discharged employee to sue an employer for unfair employment practices if the employer hired an unauthorized alien, unless the employer was using the federal verification system.
  • Requires the determination of the immigration status of certain prisoners.
  • Requires specific documentation for the issuance of a driver's license or identification card.

Who it affects

  • Public employers, including state departments, agencies, and local government units.
  • Contractors and subcontractors providing services to public employers.
  • State agencies and political subdivisions that administer public benefits.
  • Applicants for state or local public benefits who are 14 years of age or older.
  • Employers in Wyoming who hire new employees.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and did not become law.
  • The provided text is a working draft and may not reflect the final version of the bill.
  • The text is truncated, so some details about driver's licenses, rulemaking, and the effective date are not fully visible.

Plain language

Terms to know

Status verification system
A federal electronic system used to verify the citizenship or immigration status of individuals, including work authorization programs like E-Verify.
Unauthorized alien
An alien as defined in federal law (8 U.S.C. § 1324a(h)(3)).
Public employer
Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the state.

Official record

Sources

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Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 5:15 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that because the federal government has not acted on illegal immigration, states must address it by establishing offenses for transporting or concealing illegal aliens and requiring citizenship verification.

Public statementFloor statement at 45:04 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because he believes immigration is exclusively a federal issue under the U.S. Constitution, and state laws on this matter are likely to be struck down by courts.

Public statementFloor statement at 47:10 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes introducing the bill because he views immigration as a national issue rather than a state one, and considers it inappropriate to address during a budget session.

Public statementFloor statement at 47:52 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because he believes state policy should be based on economic realities and human decency rather than fear, noting that the current draft places many citizens in legal jeopardy.

Public statementFloor statement at 48:37 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because she believes it is bad policy while waiting for federal action and notes that illegal immigrants currently provide necessary services in agriculture, food, and construction.

Public statementFloor statement at 50:54 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 30-30-0-0-02008-02-12 · House30 yes 30 no
Yes
30
No
30
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 30

Alan C JonesH25Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bill ThompsonH60Colin SimpsonH24Dan DockstaderR · S16David R EdwardsH06Deborah AldenH03Dn.Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Kathleen DavisonH20Kevin A WhiteH45Lisa A SheppersonH58Lorraine K QuarbergH28Marty A MartinH48, S12Matt TeetersH05Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Roy CoheeH35Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Timothy P HallinanH32Tom Lubnau IIH31Zwonitzer

No 30

Bernadine CraftH17David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Esquibel, F.Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lori A MillinH08Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary GilmoreH59Mary W HalesH36Michael K MaddenH40Monte OlsenH22Pete JorgensenH16Robert A BrechtelH38Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Saundra MeyerH49, S15Stanley L BlakeH39Sue E WallisH52William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed IntroductionHouse
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO