Kentucky House Bill 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-13 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A relating to public agencies to, on and after January 1, 2013, require use of federal employment verification programs and prohibit hiring of unauthorized aliens by contractors with public agencies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A relating to complaints and penalties for contractor hiring unauthorized aliens, including a ban on future state contracts for designated periods; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to, on and after January 1, 2013, require all public agencies to use the federal E-Verify program for hiring new public employees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit local governments from attempting to restrict the use of the provisions of the Act; create a noncodified section permitting agencies to implement the required programs after the effective date of the Act and prior to the January 1, 2013, implementation date.

AN ACT relating to hiring unauthorized aliens.

Rep. Robert Damron [D]	Rep. Dennis Keene [D]	Rep. Martha King [D]	Rep. Brad Montell [R]
Rep. Rick Nelson [D]	Rep. David Osborne [R]	Rep. John Short [D]	Rep. Fitz Steele [D]
Rep. Susan Westrom [D]	Rep. Brent Yonts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-13		to Judiciary (S)
2012-02-09		received in Senate
2012-02-08		3rd reading, passed 93-4
2012-02-06		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 7, 2012
2012-02-06		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-02-02		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2012-01-27		posted in committee
2012-01-25		to Labor & Industry (H)
2012-01-24		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB5.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB5/bill.doc