EOB: Hart Immigration Bill Dies

The House State Affairs Committee has killed HB 497, Rep. Phil Hart’s immigration bill. A motion to amend it instead and remove much of the bill - the section to suspend employers’ licenses for violations - failed on a 6-11 vote, and then a motion to just kill the bill passed on a voice vote. Rep. Ken Andrus, R-Lava Hot Springs, who made the successful motion, said, “The problem is the federal government allowing an adequate work force to come here”/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. Also: Farmers, retailers, IACI, ICAN oppose Hart legislation

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