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Committee advances bill prohibiting state tax dollars from going to people not legally present in U.S.
Summary
Senate Bill 151, which would bar recipients who are not legally present in the United States from receiving tax dollars appropriated by the General Assembly, passed the committee after debate over enforcement mechanisms and scope.
Senate Bill 151, a one‑page proposal that would bar recipients who are not legally present in the United States from receiving tax dollars appropriated by the General Assembly, advanced out of the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Labor with a favorable recommendation after debate about enforcement and scope.
"It simply says that, those who are legally present in The United States Of America shall not be the recipient of tax dollars appropriated by the general assembly,"…
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