HB 307: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: Requires that individuals requesting public assistance who are not United States citizens be reported to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) - Louisiana

HB307 Original → HB307 Act · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a draft proposal to an enrolled Act, changing its status from a pending legislative item to an official law. The substantive policy changes include renaming the bill number to Act No. 351, removing the requirement to report non-citizens to federal immigration authorities, and replacing the annual reporting requirement with a new mandate to submit monthly reports to the Secretary of State for voter list maintenance purposes.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a broad mandate to report individuals to federal immigration enforcement to a narrower focus on providing monthly data to the Secretary of State for voter registration purposes.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement to report non-citizen applicants to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Changed the reporting frequency from an annual report to multiple government officials to a monthly report to the Secretary of State.

Changed the purpose of the report from tracking immigration enforcement and benefit terminations to specifically aiding voter list maintenance.

Added a new subsection clarifying that public pension and retirement systems must also verify citizenship or immigration status for enrolled employees.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and footers to reflect the bill's transition from 'Original' draft to 'Enrolled' Act status and assigned it Act No. 351.

HB307 Enrolled → HB307 Original · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill changes the reporting requirements for public assistance applicants who are not U.S. citizens. Instead of sending data to the state legislature and governor, the new version requires agencies to report directly to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It also expands the definition of public benefits to include postsecondary education assistance.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding data recipients changed from state officials to federal immigration authorities, and the definition of benefits was broadened to include education.

REQUIREMENT

Reporting destination changed from state officials (Senate, House, Governor) to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The requirement to terminate benefits was moved from a separate subsection to be executed immediately upon verification failure.

DEFINITION

Added 'postsecondary education' to the list of benefits subject to citizenship verification.

TECHNICAL

Added a header indicating the bill was prefiled pursuant to the Louisiana Constitution.

HB307 Re-Reengrossed → HB307 Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MINOR

This bill was finalized as an Enrolled version, removing the preliminary 'Re-Reengrossed' status and the House digest summary. The core policy text regarding citizenship verification for public assistance benefits remains substantively unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the list of reporting recipients.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the text of the law remains identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Re-Reengrossed' header and the House Legislative Services digest, which previously summarized the bill's intent to report non-citizens to ICE.

Adjusted the list of reporting recipients by removing the specific name 'David R. Poynter' from the address line and reordering the list of officials.

Rephrased the definition of benefits to include 'household or family eligibility unit' and 'public pension or retirement system' for clarity.

HB307 Reengrossed → HB307 Re-Reengrossed · 2 edits · Jun 9, 2025

MINOR

The bill was re-engrossed to reflect minor formatting updates and the addition of a new subsection regarding retirement system verification. The core policy requirements remain unchanged, continuing to mandate that state agencies report non-citizen applicants for public assistance to ICE and terminate their benefits.

Scope change

The scope of applicability remains the same, covering state agencies and political subdivisions administering public benefits.

TECHNICAL

Added a new subsection (F) requiring public retirement systems to verify citizenship or immigration status for employees, aligning them with the rest of the bill's verification requirements.

Updated the document title from 'REENGROSSED' to 'RE-REENGROSSED' to indicate a second revision cycle.

HB307 Engrossed → HB307 Reengrossed · 3 edits · Jun 9, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to reorganize the text for clarity and to add a new requirement for monthly reporting. The most significant policy change is the insertion of a new step in the process: agencies must now provide a monthly report to the Secretary of State for voter list maintenance before terminating public benefits. Additionally, the annual report recipients were modified to remove the Speaker of the House and the Secretary of State from the list of required recipients.

Scope change

The scope of reporting requirements was expanded to include a new monthly reporting obligation, while the scope of the annual reporting recipients was narrowed by removing two specific officials.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory monthly report to the Secretary of State for voter list maintenance purposes, which must be compiled before terminating public benefits.

Modified the annual reporting recipients to remove the Speaker of the House and the Secretary of State from the list of required recipients.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the text of the bill to fix formatting issues and improve the logical flow of the reporting steps.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: Requires that individuals requesting public assistance who are not United States citizens be reported to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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