HB62 • 2026

AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: J. Hodgson
Last action: 2026-01-20
Official status: 01/20/26: reassigned to Judiciary (H)
Effective date: Not listed

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AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.

What This Bill Does

AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.

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Bill History

2026-01-20 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
reassigned to Judiciary (H)
2026-01-14 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
2026-01-07 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to unlawful employment. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 434 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "unauthorized alien" means a person who is unlawfully 5
present in the United States under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 6
U.S.C. sec. 1101 et seq. 7
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful employment when he or she is unlawfully present 8
in the United States and knowingly seeks employment or performs work in 9
exchange for any form of remuneration. 10
(3) Unlawful employment is a Class A misdemeanor. 11