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HB 69 · 2025 · House · Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee

Mandatory E-Verify for employers

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requiring businesses to use the federal E-Verify system of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Requires businesses operating in the state to verify employee eligibility for work through the federal E-Verify system.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires employers to verify employment eligibility through the federal E-Verify system.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Aidan AnkarbergIPrime

Rep. Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreR

Public testimony

146 signed in online · 28 wrote testimony

3% support97% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This has been a long time coming. Should have been done 20 years ago.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuasupports
“This is a faulty system/databse so it should not be requried for use.”
— B Widger, Manchopposes
“This seems like an unnecessary piece of legislation. The state has been doing fine without this up until now.…”
— Joanna Andros, Walpoleopposes
“At a time of budget deficits, we have no business removing the cap on a program that has already cost the state millions of dollars, favored children from middle class and wealthy families, and has no educational accountability. Passing this bill is fiscally irresponsible.…”
— David Blair, Harrisville, NHopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-211:00 pmHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative ServicesLOB 307Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-01-2810:00 amHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative ServicesLOB 307Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 2 P. 4
  2. Jan 21, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/21/2025 01:00 pm LOB 307
  3. Jan 28, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 307
  4. Jan 28, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/28/2025 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 10 P. 4
  5. Feb 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 5

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.