2025HB 246

Cracking Down on Illegal Hiring in Construction with E-Verify

2025 - Ohio Senate

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill enacts the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act, requiring certain construction industry employers to use E-Verify and punishing specified hiring practices that enable illegal employment. It seeks to protect lawful workers and uphold immigration laws in a notoriously abuse-prone sector. CPAC supports enforcing immigration law through tools like E-Verify to protect American workers and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-11-19 by a vote of 33-0. The House passed this bill on 2025-06-11 by a vote of 92-0. The bill later became law.

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Legislators · 33

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Nickie Antonio OH	Democrat	17%	Conservative
Willis Blackshear OH	Democrat	20%	Conservative
Louis Blessing III OH	Republican	83%	Conservative
Andrew Brenner OH	Republican	94%	Conservative
Brian Chavez OH	Republican	100%	Conservative
Jerry Cirino OH	Republican	92%	Conservative
Hearcel Craig OH	Democrat	21%	Conservative
Al Cutrona OH	Republican	88%	Conservative
William P. DeMora OH	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Theresa Gavarone OH	Republican	93%	Conservative
Paula Hicks-Hudson OH	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Stephen Huffman OH	Republican	92%	Conservative
Catherine D. Ingram OH	Democrat	21%	Conservative
Terry Johnson OH	Republican	89%	Conservative
Kyle Koehler OH	Republican	100%	Conservative
Al Landis OH	Republican	96%	Conservative
George Lang OH	Republican	94%	Conservative
Beth Liston OH	Democrat	21%	Conservative
Susan Manchester OH	Republican	90%	Conservative
Nathan Manning OH	Republican	81%	Conservative
Rob McColley OH	Republican	92%	Conservative
Sandra O'Brien OH	Republican	93%	Conservative
Thomas F Patton OH	Republican	82%	Conservative
Bill Reineke OH	Republican	91%	Conservative
Michele Reynolds OH	Republican	89%	Conservative
Kristina D. Roegner OH	Republican	92%	Conservative
Mark J. Romanchuk OH	Republican	90%	Conservative
Tim Schaffer OH	Republican	93%	Conservative
Kent Smith OH	Democrat	14%	Conservative
Jane Timken OH	Republican	100%	Conservative
Casey Weinstein OH	Democrat	26%	Conservative
Shane Wilkin OH	Republican	90%	Conservative
Steve Wilson OH	Republican	93%	Conservative