California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 622 — Employment: E-Verify system: unlawful business practices.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 696, Statutes of 2015.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2015. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The federal E-Verify system, administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Social Security Administration, enables participating employers to use the system, on a voluntary basis, to verify that the employees they hire are authorized to work in the United States. Existing law prohibits the state, or a city, county, city and county, or special district, from requiring an employer, other than one of those government entities, to use an electronic employment verification system, including E-Verify, except when required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds. Existing law prohibits an employer or any other person or entity from engaging in unfair immigration-related practices, as defined, against any person for the purpose of retaliating against the person for exercising specified rights. This bill would expand the definition of an unlawful employment practice to prohibit an employer or any other person or entity from using the E-Verify system at a time or in a manner not required by a specified federal law or not authorized by a federal agency memorandum of understanding to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not received an offer of employment, except as required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds. The bill would also require an employer that uses the E-Verify system to provide to the affected employee any notification issued by the Social Security Administration or the United States Department of Homeland Security containing information specific to the employee's E-Verify case or any tentative nonconfirmation notice. The bill would provide for a civil penalty of $10,000 for an employer for each violation of these provisions. The bill would include a statement of intent.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 696, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 2910.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 2389.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  11. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 1545.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 13).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Read second time and amended.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

  23. Referred to Com. on L. & E.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Hall

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 622 HERNÁNDEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 51 Yea · 26 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472103
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 512603
% of votes cast 64%33%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Kim — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB622 Roger Hernández By Hall

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211105
Democratic 2100
Total 231205
% of votes cast 58%30%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Mitchell — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Nay
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 622 HERNÁNDEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 50 Yea · 25 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 461905
Democratic 4000
Republican 0600
Total 502505
% of votes cast 63%31%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Burke — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chang — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 622 do?
The federal E-Verify system, administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Social Security Administration, enables participating employers to use the system, on a voluntary basis, to verify that the employees they hire are authorized to work in the United States. Existing law prohibits the state, or a city, county, city and county, or special district, from requiring an employer, other than one of those government entities, to use an electronic employment verification system, including E-Verify, except when required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds. Existing law prohibits an employer or any other person or entity from engaging in unfair immigration-related practices, as defined, against any person for the purpose of retaliating against the person for exercising specified rights. This bill would expand the definition of an unlawful employment practice to prohibit an employer or any other person or entity from using the E-Verify system at a time or in a manner not required by a specified federal law or not authorized by a federal agency memorandum of understanding to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not received an offer of employment, except as required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds. The bill would also require an employer that uses the E-Verify system to provide to the affected employee any notification issued by the Social Security Administration or the United States Department of Homeland Security containing information specific to the employee's E-Verify case or any tentative nonconfirmation notice. The bill would provide for a civil penalty of $10,000 for an employer for each violation of these provisions. The bill would include a statement of intent.
Who sponsors AB 622?
AB 622 is sponsored by Hall and Roger Hernández.
What is the current status of AB 622?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2015. Enacted.
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