Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB294: Employer Verification Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to employer verification of employees.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 20, 2026:
0 Employer Verification Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Tiara Auxier Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to employer verification of employees. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends provisions related to the Private Employer Verification Act, impacting a private employer who employs 50 or more employees; - cites criminal penalties that may be applicable to the use of fraudulent identification documentation or another person's identification documentation for purposes of obtaining employment; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 13-47-201 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 338 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 13-47-201 is amended to read: 13-47-201 . Verification required for new hires. (1) A private employer who employs 150 50 or more employees on or after May 4, 2022 July 1, 2027 , may not hire a new employee on or after May 4, 2022 July 1, 2027 , unless the private employer: (a) is registered with a status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of any new employee; and (b) uses the status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of the new employee …
Sponsors
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4) · primary sponsor
- Don Ipson (R, 29)
- Buss, Emily (I, 11)
- Chevrier, Kristen (R, 54)
- Stephanie Gricius (R, 50)
- Hall, Katy (R, 11)
- Colin Jack (R, 73)
- Kyle, Jason B. (R, 8)
- Lee, Trevor (R, 16)
- Karianne Lisonbee (R, 14)
- Peck, Nicholeen P. (R, 28)
- Petersen, Michael J. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ amended
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- : Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (March 2, 2026): 3 yea, 4 nay, failed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 24, 2026): 55 yea, 14 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB294?
- HB294 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Employer Verification Amendments.
- What does HB294 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to employer verification of employees.
- What is the status of HB294?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB294?
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB294?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0294.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.