S12472026 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho E-Verify Act.
EMPLOYMENT -- Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho E-Verify Act.
EMPLOYMENT
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation creates the Idaho E-verify Act, requiring all public agencies, at state and local levels of government, to implement use of the federal e-verify program for the hiring of new employees. Private employers that do business with state and local government, if they have 150 or more employees and contracts valued at $100,000 or more, would also have to use the federal e-verify program for hiring of their new employees. Enforcement mechanisms are included to create incentives for compliance.
HOW THEY VOTED
senate Chamber· Feb 19, 2026
Senate Third Reading
✓ Passed
27 Yea
7 Nay
1 absentPassed by 57.14 votes
YEA (27)
RBrian LenneySD-013RCamille BlaylockSD-011DCarrie SemmelrothSD-017RChristy ZitoSD-008RCindy CarlsonSD-007RCodi GallowaySD-015RDaniel ForemanSD-006RDoug RicksSD-034RGlenneda ZuiderveldSD-024DJames RuchtiSD-029DJanie Ward-EngelkingSD-018RJim GuthrieSD-028RJim WoodwardSD-001RJosh KeyserSD-020RJosh KohlSD-025RJulie VanOrdenSD-030RKelly AnthonSD-027RKevin CookSD-032RMark HarrisSD-035DMelissa WintrowSD-019RPhil HartSD-002DRon TaylorSD-026RScott GrowSD-014RTammy NicholsSD-010RTodd LakeySD-023RTreg BerntSD-021RVan BurtenshawSD-031
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Read First Time, Referred to Business
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Feb 19, 2026