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Joseph A. Miller III

House Bill 327 aims to require certain employers and contractors in Ohio to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm the identity and legal work status of their employees. The bill mandates that state agencies and political subdivisions include provisions in their public improvement and service contracts requiring contractors to use E-Verify for all employees hired during the contract term or assigned to work on the contract within Ohio, with contracts lacking such provisions being void. The Attorney General will conduct compliance reviews and can fine state agencies and political subdivisions $5,000 per violation. Employers with 75 or more employees in Ohio and all nonresidential construction contractors must use E-Verify for new hires and maintain verification records, while nonresidential construction project contracts must require contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify for tradespersons assigned to the project. The Attorney General will investigate complaints of violations and can bring civil actions against violators, with courts ordering a $5,000 penalty per violation and barring violators from state contracts for one year if a violation is found.

Ohio E-Verify Expansion Act

Urges the passage of federal legislation stopping illegal voting

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