HSB 635: HSB 635

What it does

This bill prohibits employers from knowingly employing unauthorized aliens. The bill directs the attorney general to prescribe a complaint form for alleged violations of the prohibition. The bill provides that complaints may be submitted to the attorney general or the county attorney in the county in which the alleged unauthorized alien is or was employed by the employer. The bill directs the attorney general or county attorney to investigate complaints they receive, and to verify the work authorization of an alleged unauthorized alien with the federal government.

House subcommittee · named February 1, 2022

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 12 against

For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Against: Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Greenhouse Growers Association; Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice; Patterson Law Firm LLP; Teamsters Local 238

In plain words

1. February 1, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. February 1, 2022House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Kaufmann, Meyer and B
3. February 15, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it