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The House Commerce Committee on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would require small businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of newly hired workers, readying the measure to go to the full House. The proposal (HB 955) would expand a current requirement that Florida businesses with 25 or more employees use E-Verify to determine if people are eligible to work. The Commerce Committee voted 19-3 to approve the bill Monday, but the Senate has not moved forward with such an expansion. Lawmakers in 2023 approved the E-Verify requirement for businesses with 25 or more employees. It replaced a requirement that such businesses use E-Verify or what are known as I-9 forms. Employers that do not use the E-Verify system three times within any 24-month period face $1,000-a-day fines until they show compliance. Further non-compliance could result in the suspension of state licenses.
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