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HB323 • 2025

Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Spiller | Tepper | Leo Wilson
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
05/07/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  3. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  4. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  6. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  9. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  10. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  11. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

  12. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 323 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R3127 DRS-D

By: Spiller, Tepper, Leo Wilson, et al.

H.B. No. 323

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to

participate in the federal electronic verification of employment

authorization program, or E-verify.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows:

Sec.

180.011.

VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION.

(a)

In this section:

(1)

"E-verify program" has the meaning assigned by

Section 673.001, Government Code.

(2)

"Political subdivision" means a county,

municipality, school district, junior college district, other

special district, or other subdivision of state government.

(b)

A political subdivision shall register and participate

in the E-verify program to verify information of all new employees.

(c)

An employee of a political subdivision who is

responsible for verifying information of new employees of the

political subdivision as required by Subsection (b) is subject to

immediate termination of employment if the employee fails to comply

with that subsection.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.