Bill Text: OR HB3045 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to verification of legal status for employment; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3045 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3045-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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                         House Bill 3045

Sponsored by Representative SCHAUFLER (at the request of
  Oregonians for Immigration Reform)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Requires employer to verify legal status of employee to be
employed in United States through federal E-Verify program prior
to deducting expenses related to worker's employment from Oregon
taxable income. Prohibits deduction of wages paid to unverified
employee as business expense for purposes of Oregon taxation.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to verification of legal status for employment; and
  declaring an emergency.
  Whereas ensuring that Oregon employers employ individuals
eligible to work within Oregon is an issue of statewide concern;
and
  Whereas it is in the best interest of employers in Oregon for
all employers to follow federal law as it applies to the hiring
of individuals who are authorized to work in the United States;
and
  Whereas employers that violate federal employment law with
respect to the hiring of individuals who are unauthorized to work
in the United States place an undue economic burden on employers
that attempt to hire only individuals who are authorized to work
in the United States; and
  Whereas strict adherence to legal hiring practices will
decrease illegal immigration into Oregon and substantially reduce
the millions of dollars leaving Oregon to other countries; and
  Whereas employers in Oregon that hire unauthorized individuals
create an attractive environment for illegal immigrants to locate
within Oregon, which costs taxpayers millions of dollars to
provide public education, health care and other services and, in
addition, negatively affects our judicial system; and
  Whereas it is in the best interest of this state for all
employers to verify the Social Security numbers and work
eligibility status of newly hired employees, and it is important
for every employer in the state to verify through the federal
E-Verify employment verification program the work eligibility
status of newly hired employees; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Expenses related to the employment of workers
in this state may be deducted from Oregon taxable income by
employers of the worker only after the worker's eligibility for
employment in the United States is verified through the federal
E-Verify employment verification program. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2011 Act applies to tax years
beginning after December 31, 2010. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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