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AL SB195
Bill
Status
2/7/2012
Primary Sponsor
Paul Sanford
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AI Summary
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Allows businesses and employers to verify employee immigration status using federal E-Verify, ALVerify, E-Verify employer agent service, or valid Alabama driver's license/ID card instead of requiring only E-Verify enrollment.
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Permits subcontractors on state-funded projects to use the same four verification methods as alternative options to mandatory E-Verify enrollment.
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Changes "business transaction" to "license transaction" and exempts renewal of motor vehicle plates, driver's licenses, nondriver ID cards, and business licenses from citizenship demonstration requirements.
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Adds unexpired United States military identification cards for active duty, reserve, or retired personnel as acceptable documentation to demonstrate eligibility for license transactions with the state.
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Effective date is the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Businesses, employers, and certain subcontractors, use of E-Verify, ALVerify, or the E-Verify employment agent service, driver's license, or identification card to verify immigration status and employment eligibility authorized, business transaction changed to license transaction, renewing certain licenses, proof of citizenship not required; use of valid military id to verify citizenship authorized, Act 2011-535, 2011 Reg. Sess. am'd.; Secs. 31-13-9, 31-13-15, 31-13-29 am'd.
Immigration Law
Last Action
Re-Referred to Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability
2/8/2012