AN ACT relating to unlawful employment.

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Overview Bill text 1 History 4 Sponsors

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 434 to define "unauthorized alien"; establish the crime of unlawful employment as a Class A misdemeanor.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 7, 2026
Last action: Jan 20, 2026 — reassigned to Judiciary (H)
Session: 2026RS
Momentum: 46 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 12%, measured from KY's completed sessions
Momentum -1 46/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 263 days quiet

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