Relating to employment practices of governmental entities, state contractors, and private employers in this state regarding the legal status of employees, including requiring participation in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify program, and authorizing the suspension of certain licenses held by private employers for certain conduct in relation to the employment of persons not lawfully present; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 1488 requires state government employers, state contractors, and private businesses to use the federal E-Verify program to confirm the work authorization of all new employees. It authorizes the suspension of business licenses for private employers who hire individuals not lawfully present in the U.S. The bill also establishes administrative penalties for failing to comply with these verification requirements. These changes directly affect employers across public and private sectors in the state.