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HB 62 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.

This bill defines "unauthorized alien" as a person unlawfully present in the U.S. under federal immigration law. It makes it a Class A misdemeanor for such individuals to knowingly seek or perform work for pay in Kentucky. The law would directly affect non-citizens working without authorization in the state, criminalizing their employment activity while using plain language to describe the prohibition.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCriminalizes unauthorized employment, expanding criminalization under Crimes And Punishments, opposing reform by increasing penalties for non-citizens.92% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationCriminalizes unauthorized employment, directly restricting immigrant work access and increasing state enforcement against non-citizens.95% confidence ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentCriminalizes employment of unauthorized workers, restricting labor rights for non-citizens without authorization, directly limiting employment opportunities under Labor & Employment framework.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Jan 20, 2026
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Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
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