2025 House Bill 4061

A bill to require verification that public contracts are performed by employees who are entitled to work in the United States; to prescribe acceptable methods for verifying legal presence in the United States; to condition the eligibility of employers to perform certain public contracts on participation in the federal immigrant verification system; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to provide sanctions and penalties.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill mandates the use of the E-verify system, which is an electronic program operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, for public contracts to ensure employment eligibility, introduces penalties for non-compliance, and takes effect 90 days post-enactment.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 4, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Mark Tisdel (R-55) and 17 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Thomas Kuhn (R-57), Joseph Fox (R-101), Jerry Neyer (R-92), David Martin (R-68), Angela Rigas (R-79), Brian BeGole (R-71), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Timothy Beson (R-96), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Tim Kelly (R-93), Tom Kunse (R-100), Mike Harris (R-52), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Joseph Pavlov (R-64) and John Roth (R-104)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations