Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3725: Labor; e-verification; Department of Labor; requirements; penalties; codification; effective date.
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to labor; requiring employers to use e-verification; defining terms; defining requirements; directing Department of Labor to implement online portal system; directing Department to publish annual reports; implementing penalties; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
An Act relating to labor; requiring employers to use e-verification; defining terms; defining requirements; directing Department of Labor to implement online portal system; directing Department to publish annual reports; implementing penalties; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 201.1 of Title 40, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. As used in this section, "status verification system" or "everification" means an electronic system operated by the federal government, through which an authorized official of an agency of the State of Oklahoma or of a political subdivision therein may make an inquiry, by exercise of authority delegated pursuant to 8 U.S.C., Section 1373, to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency for Req. No. 15391 Page any purpose authorized by subsection B of this section. The status verification system shall be deemed to include: 1. The E-Verify Program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208, Division C, Section 403(a), 8 U.S.C., Section 1324a, and operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, known as the E-Verify Program; 2. Any …
Sponsors
- Jim Shaw (R, HD-032) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Business
- : Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
- : Authored by Representative Shaw
- : First Reading
Subjects: Business and Labor
Common questions
- What is HB3725?
- HB3725 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Labor; e-verification; Department of Labor; requirements; penalties; codification; effective date.
- What does HB3725 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to labor; requiring employers to use e-verification; defining terms; defining requirements; directing Department of Labor to implement online portal system; directing Department to publish annual reports; implementing penalties; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB3725?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to Business (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3725?
- Jim Shaw (R, HD-032).
- Where is the official record for HB3725?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3725&Session=2600
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