Remove Barriers To Certain Public Opportunities
Summary
The act states that, upon passage of the act, verification of lawful presence in the United States is not required for any purpose that lawful presence is not required by law, ordinance, or rule to receive benefits pursuant to a federal stimulus law or rule.Effective July 1, 2022, the act repeals current laws that require a person to demonstrate the person's lawful presence in the United States to be eligible for certain public benefits and states that lawful presence is not a requirement of eligibility for state or local public benefits, as defined by 8 U.S.C. sec. 1621.The act amends certain statutory provisions to clarify acceptable documents to demonstrate eligibility.Current law prohibits a state agency or political subdivision from entering into or renewing a public contract with a contractor who knowingly employs or contracts persons who are undocumented. The act repeals that requirement and associated statutory provisions.The act appropriates:$178,627 to the department of human services to implement the act. $47,768 is from the general fund and $130,859 is from the federal child care development funds; and $83,881 from the general fund to the department of revenue for use by the taxation business group to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 26, 2021
Signed Jun 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2021 · House Jun 7, 2021
How they voted
22–12
Passed
Total votes 34
May 19, 2021
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 25, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Jun 7, 2021
Introduced
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
upper
Jun 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
May 27, 2021
Committee
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
lower
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
lower
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
May 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Daneya Esgar
DDemocratic
P
FW
Faith Winter
DDemocratic
P
SG
Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez
DDemocratic
P
SJ
Sonya Jaquez Lewis
DDemocratic
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