HB 1124 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2718
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1124
AN ACT requiring businesses to use the federal E-Verify system of the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
SPONSORS: Rep. Baxter, Rock. 20; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 10; Rep. Harley, Rock. 20; Rep.
Johnson, Belk. 3
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires employers to verify employment eligibility through the federal E-Verify system.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 1124 - AS INTRODUCED
22-2718
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT requiring businesses to use the federal E-Verify system of the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Employment of Undocumented Workers Prohibited; E-Verify. Amend RSA 275-A:4-a to read
2 as follows:
3 275-A:4-a Employment of Undocumented Workers Prohibited. No employer may employ any
4 employee without verifying employment eligibility through the E-Verify system of the United
5 States Citizenship and Immigration Services and obtaining documentation showing the
6 employee's eligibility to work in the United States. The employer shall maintain such
7 documentation for the period required by federal law. Acceptable documentation of eligibility to
8 work in the United States shall include documents required by federal law or supporting
9 documentation that satisfies the requirement of federal law.
10 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 275-A:4-a
latest version: 275-A:4-a