The Republican-dominated Legislature has long pushed back against requiring employers to conduct immigration background checks for new hires, but a bill recently filed includes a potential compromise that could hand a win to Gov. Ron DeSantis on the controversial issue.

The bill, filed by Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach, would require government employers, such as state agencies and county school districts, to use the federal government’s E-Verify system to check the legal eligibility of new workers.