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Not Voting—0
In The Chair: Moss
Senator Runestad offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 215, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 233. (1) A department or agency shall require as a condition of each contract or subcontract that the prequalified contractor or prequalified subcontractor agree to use the E-Verify system to verify that all persons hired during the contract term by the contractor or subcontractor are legally present and authorized to work in the United States.
(2) A department or agency may verify this information directly or may require contractors and subcontractors to verify the information and submit a certification to the department. A department or agency shall submit a report to the standard report recipients not later than March 1 that describes the processes it has developed
(3) As used in this section, “E-Verify” means an internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in partnership with the Social Security Administration.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: