Senate Bill 118

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Title AN ACT relating to restricting welfare and public benefits for illegal aliens.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1267
Sponsors M. Wilson, J. Bowen, J. Schickel, D. Thayer
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to require all applicants for public benefits to either present a secure and verifiable document verifying United States citizenship or submit an affidavit verifying legal presence in the United States; require an agency with an applicant who submits an affidavit to verify the person's legal presence in the United States using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements or SAVE program to verify legal status; prohibit eligibility for a public benefit to any person whose legal presence is not verified within 30 days; require the Attorney General to post a list of secure and verifiable documents to be accepted as verifying legal presence in the United States; require the list to be reviewed and updated annually; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require the Transportation Cabinet to use the SAVE program to verify citizenship of applicants for an operator's license; prohibit the issuance of an operator's license if the legal presence of the applicant cannot be verified.
Index Headings of Original Version Health and Medical Services - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Housing, Building, and Construction - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Licensing - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Occupations and Professions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Poverty - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Assistance - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Health - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Medical Assistance - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
State Agencies - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Transportation - License and registration, verification of legal presence
Unemployment Compensation - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Universities and Colleges - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Workers' Compensation - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Medicaid - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Attorney General - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Banks and Financial Institutions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Education, Higher - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
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01/25/12
  • introduced in Senate
01/30/12
  • to Judiciary (S)
03/08/12
  • taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Judiciary (S)
03/15/12
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/19/12
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2012
  • 3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
03/20/12
  • received in House
03/21/12
  • to Local Government (H)
03/26/12
  • posting waived
  • taken from Local Government (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Local Government (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Fiscal Note
Summary Exempt employment contracts, professional licenses, and retirement funds paid by an individual from the bill; refine the definition of secure and verifiable document; restructure the lawful presence verification process.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Housing, Building, and Construction - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Licensing - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Occupations and Professions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Poverty - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Assistance - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Health - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Medical Assistance - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
State Agencies - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Transportation - License and registration, verification of legal presence
Unemployment Compensation - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Universities and Colleges - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Workers' Compensation - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Medicaid - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Attorney General - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Banks and Financial Institutions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Education, Higher - Public benefits, verification of legal presence

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Rhoads
Summary Limit the bill to those public benefits defined as such under federal law; establish a simplified affidavit production process.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Housing, Building, and Construction - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Licensing - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Occupations and Professions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Poverty - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Assistance - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Health - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Public Medical Assistance - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
State Agencies - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Transportation - License and registration, verification of legal presence
Unemployment Compensation - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Universities and Colleges - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Workers' Compensation - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Medicaid - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Attorney General - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Banks and Financial Institutions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Public benefits, verification of legal presence
Education, Higher - Public benefits, verification of legal presence

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