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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill HB 905 Requires Large Hotels and Lodging Businesses to Use E-Verify and Prohibits Unauthorized Employment
Last action · March 13, 2025: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, March 13, 2025Sponsors: Milou Mackenzie and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 905 requires hotel and lodging industry employers with at least 150 guest rooms to verify employee work eligibility through the and prohibits employing unauthorized workers. The legislation establishes investigative powers for the Department of Labor and Industry, outlines penalties including license suspensions, and protects employees from retaliation.
Large hotel operators must implement E-Verify systems for new hires, maintain records for at least three years, and face potential business license suspensions or court-ordered probations for violations, while gaining protections and legal remedies against workplace retaliation.
- M. Mackenzie is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing District 131. context
- E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the federal government that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Hotel and lodging industry employers with at least 150 guest rooms
Employers must mandate E-Verify checks for new hires, retain verification records, comply with department investigations, and face potential penalties or license suspensions for employing unauthorized workers.
Employees in the hotel and lodging sector
Workers are subject to employment eligibility verification and receive statutory protections and legal remedies against workplace retaliation.
Department of Labor and Industry
The department is tasked with developing complaint forms, conducting investigations, issuing warnings, and monitoring probationary reporting.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which businesses are required to use E-Verify under this bill?
What happens if an employer receives a first-time violation notice?
Can employees file a lawsuit if they face retaliation for reporting a violation?
What defenses does an employer have against a violation?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Mar 13, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, March 13, 2025
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State-Level E-Verify Mandate for Lodging Industry
The bill shifts enforcement of federal employment verification by granting state-level administrative investigative and license-suspension powers to the Department of Labor and Industry and Attorney General.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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