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Committee advances bill limiting some public benefits to people with lawful presence, sparking debate on child and public-health impacts
Summary
House Bill 135, which would require proof of lawful presence for many public benefits while preserving emergency care and certain narrow exceptions, was sent to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation after extended testimony and a recorded roll-call vote of 10-5.
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted 10-5 to send House Bill 135 to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation after more than an hour of testimony and questions from committee members.
Representative Jordan Redmond, District 3, presented HB 135 as a measure to remove nonemergency health-care benefits and some social benefits from people who are in the state without lawful presence. Redmond said emergency care and actions “necessary to protect life and public safety” would remain available, and that the bill is intended to conserve limited taxpayer resources and act as a deterrent to unlawful migration.
Multiple witnesses and committee members debated the bill’s…
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