Florida businesses would have to verify through the federal government that newly hired employees aren’t undocumented immigrants under a measure that moved closer to appearing before voters in 2018 despite opposition from agriculture interests.

A panel of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission unanimously backed a proposal (P 29) that would require all employers in Florida to use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Employment Authorization Program, known as E-Verify, to determine the eligibility of new employees.