State Legislature Bills

Requires Alabama employers to verify all new hires through E-Verify or a successor system, while providing mismatch-correction and privacy procedures. State contractors that knowingly employ unauthorized workers could face penalties or contract suspension after due process.

The bill would make political violence against active political figures punishable by death, but it does not define “political violence” or “active political figures” and is unclear about state versus federal jurisdiction.

Requires Oklahoma employers to electronically verify new hires’ work eligibility while penalizing knowing employment of unauthorized workers and wage theft tied to immigration-document discrepancies. It includes a compliance period, good-faith error protections, back pay, and anti-discrimination safeguards.

The bill requires plain-language impact statements before major Nevada tax or fee increases and seeks verified administrative savings to finance one-time household rebates, subject to legislative approval and annual reporting.

The bill would spend $50 million annually on a voluntary “housing-first, work-forward” program offering housing assistance, employment training, support services, and employer tax credits, with annual outcome reporting.

The bill requires conflict disclosures and recusals, restricts gifts, publishes major contract and beneficial-ownership information, protects whistleblowers, and creates a Public Integrity Office within the Attorney General’s office. It also establishes civil penalties and possible contracting bans for knowing violations.

Requires South Dakota agencies to check federal immigration databases after lawful custodial arrests and coordinate with federal authorities when appropriate, while protecting emergency care, barring profiling, and preserving notice and due-process rights.

Establishes competitive grants and infrastructure aid for workforce and affordable housing near jobs and reliable transit, with expedited objective review. It preserves local zoning authority and includes affordability monitoring, relocation assistance, and right-to-return protections.

The bill permits multifamily housing near major transit hubs statewide, streamlines local approvals, and offers grants and tax incentives for projects meeting housing and affordability goals. Public support would favor projects using union labor, prevailing wages, and workforce-housing requirements.

Creates a state-administered fund offering competitive loans and grants for affordable mixed-income rental housing, prioritizing developments near schools, transit, jobs, and essential services while rewarding municipalities that approve locally reviewed projects.