Assembly Bill A4456

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires undocumented immigrants to submit to the same level of background checks as lawful immigrants in order to use certain state resources

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A4456 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §122, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8282

2025-A4456 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires undocumented immigrants to submit to the same level of background checks as lawful immigrants in order to use certain state resources.

2025-A4456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4456
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MOLITOR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring undoc-
   umented immigrants to submit to the same level of background checks as
   lawful immigrants in order to use certain state resources

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 122 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  NO  PERSON  LACKING  LAWFUL IMMIGRANT STATUS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
 STATE PAYMENTS FOR AGED, BLIND AND DISABLED PERSONS, FAMILY  ASSISTANCE,
 SAFETY  NET  ASSISTANCE,  SERVICES  FUNDED UNDER TITLE XX OF THE FEDERAL
 SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE,  OR  ANY  OTHER  ASSISTANCE  OR
 PROGRAM  UNDER  THIS  CHAPTER UNLESS SUCH PERSON SUBMITS TO A BACKGROUND
 CHECK AND FULLY COOPERATES WITH THE OFFICIAL CONDUCTING SUCH  BACKGROUND
 CHECK TO ENSURE SUCH PERSON:
   (A)  HAS  NOT  BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER UNLESS SUCH
 PERSON HAS CONSENTED TO AND IS RECEIVING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT;
   (B) HAS NOT BEEN A MEMBER OF  A  TOTALITARIAN  PARTY  OR  A  TERRORIST
 ORGANIZATION;
   (C)  HAS NOT BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OF
 A CRIME WHICH WOULD BE A FELONY IF IT OCCURRED WITHIN THE STATE; AND
   (D) HAS NOT FALSELY CLAIMED CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL RESIDENT STATUS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08647-01-5

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