HB302 Summary

• Creates the Alabama Foreign Worker Transparency Act requiring labor brokers recruiting or hiring six or more foreign workers annually to register with the Department of Workforce beginning October 1, 2025.

• Establishes registration and annual reporting requirements for labor brokers and charitable organizations that sponsor foreign workers, including submission of affidavits of support and disclosure of worker placement information.

• Authorizes the Department of Workforce to investigate violations and impose administrative fines ($250-$500 per violation) and civil fines ($1,000-$5,000), with potential referral to Attorney General for Class C felony prosecution.

• Requires state departments and agencies administering public benefits to verify applicant lawful presence through SAVE program and require disclosure of sponsor information; allows collection of reimbursement from sponsors when benefits received duplicate promised support.

• Amends employment law to specify that employers may lose public incentives and contracts for hiring unauthorized aliens, and authorizes Secretary of State to dissolve or revoke business registration of labor brokers and charitable organizations for violations; effective October 1, 2025.