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IA HSB663

SB

Status

Introduced

2/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all state agencies, the Board of Regents, and higher education institutions to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

  • Creates a SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) program clearinghouse within the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing to verify U.S. citizenship and immigration status of professional license applicants.

  • Prohibits licensing boards established after January 1, 1978, from issuing or renewing professional licenses to individuals who cannot be verified as lawfully present in the United States.

  • Adds "unauthorized alien" status as a disqualification for voter registration and requires voter registration forms to include this restriction.

  • Denies bail eligibility to defendants charged with serious misdemeanors or felonies who are determined to be unauthorized aliens under federal immigration law.

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to qualifications for certain rights and privileges prescribed by the state, including state employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2608.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2608.

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/4/2026

Full Bill Text

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