State Government - As introduced, rewrites the Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act to include a professional or commercial license as a public benefit for purposes of the citizenship verification requirement; removes requirement that an applicant for a professional or commercial license must show that the applicant is either a United States citizen or authorized under federal law to work in the United States as verified by the SAVE program. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 58.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 6, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kerry Roberts
RRepublican
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