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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas requires E-Verify use for all employers and bans tax deductions for wages paid to unauthorized workers
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning July 1, 2025, Kansas employers must register and use the system for all new hires, while businesses are prohibited from deducting wages paid to unauthorized workers or unverified independent contractors from state income taxes.
Business entities face license suspensions ranging from 1 to 30 days for a first violation of hiring rules, escalating to permanent license revocation and corporate registration cancellation for a third violation.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
business entities
Must register for E-Verify, verify new hires, submit annual affidavits to the secretary of revenue, and face potential business license suspensions or tax disallowances for non-compliance.
public employers
Must register with and utilize E-Verify for all new employees and ensure service contractors participate in E-Verify starting July 1, 2025.
new employees
Employment authorization must be verified through the federal E-Verify system upon being hired on or after July 1, 2025.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Mar 6, 2025SenateHearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S
- Feb 5, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 4, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz65Current news / social attention level
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