Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SCR1614

Introduced
3/3/25  

Caption

Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants.

Impact

If passed, the resolution aims to influence federal immigration policy by advocating for harsher penalties against those who violate immigration laws. This could lead to an increase in criminal prosecutions of employers and a significant impact on hiring practices across various industries. The resolution points out that despite ICE having prosecutorial authority since 1986, enforcement has been minimal, with very few legal actions taken against violators. SCR1614 calls for the doubling of fines associated with immigration violations, potentially changing the risk-reward calculus for companies that currently employ undocumented labor.

Summary

SCR1614 urges the United States Congress to increase penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and calls on the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants. The bill highlights the substantial presence of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. labor force, estimated between 4.4% and 5.4%. It posits that by hiring undocumented individuals, employers not only take jobs away from American citizens but also contribute to a suppression of wages, making it difficult for American workers to earn livable wages.

Contention

Notably, the resolution raises questions about the balance between enforcement and the economic dependence on undocumented labor within certain sectors. Advocates for the resolution argue that tougher penalties will help to discourage illegal hiring practices and promote fair wages for all workers. Conversely, opponents may argue that the bill could lead to increased hardships for industries reliant on undocumented workers and might not effectively address the complexities of immigration and labor issues. Overall, this resolution reflects ongoing tensions in the national conversation regarding immigration policy, labor rights, and the responsibilities of employers.

Companion Bills

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Previously Filed As

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

Similar Bills

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