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Bill Text

S3856 

SENATE, No. 3856 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JAMES W. HOLZAPFEL

District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Space

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and 
requires employers to use E-Verify program. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning the employment of unauthorized aliens and 
supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� As used in this act:

���� "Agency" means any 
agency, department, board or commission of this State, or of any political 
subdivisions of this State, that issues a license for purposes of operating a 
business in this State.

���� �Commissioner� means the 
Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development

���� "E-Verify program" 
means the electronic verification of work authorization program of the �Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996,� Pub.L.104-208 
(8 U.S.C. s.1324a), jointly operated by the United States Department of 
Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration or its successor 
program.

���� "Employee" means any 
individual who is employed by an employer.

���� "Employer" means any 
individual or entity that transacts business in this State that employs one or 
more individuals who perform employment services in this State. �Employer� 
includes the State, any political subdivision of this State and self-employed 
persons.

���� "Intentionally" 
means, with respect to a result or to conduct described in this act, that a 
person�s objective is to cause that result or to engage in that conduct.

���� "Knowingly employ an 
unauthorized alien" means those actions described in 8 U.S.C. s.1324a. 
This term shall be interpreted consistently with 8 U.S.C. s.1324a and any 
applicable federal rules and regulations.

���� "License" means any 
agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter or similar form of 
authorization that is required by law and that is issued by any agency for the 
purposes of operating a business in this State, and additionally includes, but 
is not limited to:

���� (1)�� A certificate of 
incorporation pursuant to N.J.S.14A:2-1 et seq.

���� (2)�� A certificate of 
authority pursuant to N.J.S.14A:13-1 et seq.

���� (3)�� A statement of 
qualification or a statement of foreign qualification pursuant to P.L.2000, 
c.161 (C.42:1A-1 et seq.)

���� (4)�� A certificate of limited 
partnership or a certificate of authority pursuant to P.L.1983, c.489 
(C.42:2A-1 et seq.)

���� (5)�� A certificate of 
formation pursuant to P.L.2012, c.50 (C.42:2C-1 et seq.)

���� "Unauthorized alien" 
means an alien who does not have the legal right or authorization under federal 
law to work in the United States as described in 8 U.S.C. s.1324a(h)(3).

���� 2.��� a.� After December 31, 
2020, all employers, who employ 100 or more employees, shall verify the 
employment eligibility of all new employees through the E-Verify program.

���� b.��� After December 31, 2021, 
all employers, who employ less than 100 employees, shall verify the employment 
eligibility of all new employees through the E-Verify program.

���� 3.��� a.� The commissioner 
shall develop a Statewide random auditing program to inspect private employers 
for compliance with section 2 of this act.

���� b.��� Upon receipt of a 
written and signed complaint against an employer, or upon an investigation 
initiated by the commissioner for good cause, if the commissioner finds 
reasonable grounds exist that an employer allegedly violated section 2, the 
commissioner shall institute an investigation of the alleged violation.

���� c.���� Upon a finding of an 
occurrence involving a violation after a random audit pursuant to subsection a. 
of this section, or after an investigation pursuant to subsection b. of this 
section, the employer shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than $100 
and not more than $1000 for each violation. For a first occurrence involving a 
violation of section 2, if, upon notification by the commissioner of a 
violation, the employer complies within seventy-two hours, the employer shall 
not be assessed a penalty. Any subsequent occurrence involving a violation of 
section 2 by the employer shall result in the assessment of a civil penalty by 
the commissioner. However, if the employer has not committed a violation of 
section 2 within the previous five years, a subsequent occurrence shall be 
treated as a first occurrence.

���� 4.��� An employer shall not 
intentionally employ an unauthorized alien or knowingly employ an unauthorized 
alien.

���� 5.��� a.� On receipt of a 
complaint that an employer allegedly intentionally employs an unauthorized 
alien or knowingly employs an unauthorized alien, the Attorney General or 
county prosecutor shall investigate whether the employer has viola