This bill establishes new requirements regarding immigration status for state employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail in Iowa. It mandates the use of the e-verify system to confirm the employment eligibility of newly hired employees across state departments and institutions. Additionally, it creates a SAVE program clearinghouse within the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing to verify the citizenship and immigration status of individuals applying for professional licenses. Licensing boards are required to use this clearinghouse and deny applications if they cannot confirm lawful presence in the U.S. The bill also stipulates that individuals unlawfully present in the U.S. cannot obtain or renew professional licenses.

Furthermore, the bill addresses voter registration by disqualifying unauthorized aliens from registering or voting, defining unauthorized aliens as those unlawfully present in the U.S. It requires voter registration forms to include an oath affirming the individual's qualifications and citizenship, with penalties for false swearing classified as election misconduct in the first degree. The bill also modifies pretrial detention rules, establishing a presumption against bail for individuals charged with forcible felonies and unauthorized aliens facing indictable offenses, unless they can demonstrate adequate conditions for release.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 7E.3, 10A.101, 10A.506, 10A.113, 272C.4, 272C.10, 39A.2, 48A.2, 48A.6, 48A.11, 802.1, 811.1