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Senate Bill 118

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Last Action	returned to Local Government (H)
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
Votes	Vote History

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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)

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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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