Generally revise laws relating to labor and E-verify

2025 Regular Session

LC 3076 aimed to generally revise labor laws and E-Verify, but it died in process with no enacted provisions.

(LC) Draft Died in Process

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Legislative Summary: LC 3076 – Generally revise laws relating to labor and E-verify

Overview

Bill Number: LC 3076

Title: Generally revise laws relating to labor and E-verify

Introduced: December 13, 2024

Status: Draft died in process (LC). No enacted provisions at this time.

Classification/Subject: Labor and Employment (including Unemployment Insurance; Workers’ Compensation)

Legislative History (highlights)

2024-12-13: Drafter Assigned

2025-01-06: Draft On Hold

2025-05-27: Draft Died in Process

Purpose and intent

The bill’s stated purpose, by its title, is to generally revise laws related to labor and to E-Verify. No enacted text or official bill analysis is provided here, so the specific objectives, policy rationale, and targeted changes are not publicly available from the information above. Given the scope, the bill would likely have contemplated reforms across employment regulatory framework, verification of work eligibility (E-Verify), and related labor policy areas.

Key provisions (status and caveat)

No text is provided in the materials above, so exact provisions cannot be summarized. Based on the title and subject area, potential areas a bill like this might cover (but not confirmed for LC 3076) could include:

E-Verify requirements: scope of employers, verification processes, timelines, penalties for noncompliance, and enforcement mechanisms.
Unemployment Insurance: eligibility criteria, benefit levels, financing, and program administration.
Workers’ Compensation: coverage, filing procedures, benefit calculations, and dispute resolution.
Administrative and enforcement changes: agency duties, rulemaking authority, and recordkeeping.

Important: These are speculative themes commonly associated with similar measures and are not stated provisions of LC 3076.

Affected parties

Employers and business entities: particularly those with workforce verification obligations and wage-hour/compliance requirements.

Employees and job applicants: through changes to work eligibility verification processes and unemployment insurance benefits.

State agencies and program administrators: including departments overseeing labor, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation.

Broad labor and employment landscape: any revisions could affect enforcement, compliance costs, and program funding.

Procedural and timeline notes

The bill was introduced in December 2024 and quickly moved to drafting status.

The drafting process was placed on hold in January 2025, and by May 2025 the draft was reported as “Died in Process.”

As drafted provisions were not released, there is no regulatory effect or fiscal impact to implement at this time.

If reintroduced in the future, the bill would require new drafting, committee consideration, and potential revisions before any enactment.

Bottom line

LC 3076 aimed to generally revise labor laws and E-Verify but did not advance beyond the draft stage and ultimately died in process. There are no final provisions to implement, and no enacted changes to labor, unemployment insurance, or workers’ compensation programs stemming from this bill as currently documented. If there is interest in this policy area, a new measure would need to be introduced with updated text and a clear proposal.