HB559 Summary

• Requires all Alabama business entities and public employers to verify employment eligibility of new employees through E-Verify or any other method that reasonably determines legal status.

• Makes it unlawful for business entities to knowingly hire or recruit unauthorized aliens for employment.

• Mandates business entities retain E-Verify documentation for at least three years after employee termination and provide records to the state upon request.

• Suspends all business licenses for a minimum of one day and maximum of 30 days for first violation; permanent suspension of all state and local licenses for second or subsequent violations.

• Prohibits suspended businesses from engaging in any other business form during suspension and prevents opening of alternative businesses; applies to contracts entered after the effective date if contractors must register with E-Verify.