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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A04407Requires undocumented immigrants to submit to the same level of health background check and be vaccinated in order to use certain state resources.
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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Requires undocumented immigrants to undergo health screenings, vaccinations, and behavioral checks to access state assistance programs, adding conditions that limit eligibility and thus expand state-level controls tied to immigration status.
No person lacking lawful immigrant status shall be eligible for state payments for aged, blind and disabled persons, family assistance, safety net assistance, services funded under title XX of the federal social security act, medical assistance, or any other assistance or program under this chapter unless such person: (a) has been immunized against poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, diphtheria, rubella, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pertussis, tetanus, pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza, rotavirus, and COVID-19; ... (b) before receive
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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds new eligibility barriers specifically for people lacking lawful immigrant status to access multiple state social services and medical assistance programs, conditioning eligibility on health screenings, vaccinations, and absence of certain disorders. This expands immigration-related enforcement by using state resources to impose additional requirements tied to immigration status. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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A11537Enacts the safe access to care act requiring certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and health↓Restricts immigration enforcement↓Restricts immigration enforcement Died (session ended)
A02261Prohibits the governor from preventing or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the federal government for the purposes of immigration en↑Expands immigration enforcement Died (session ended)
S02538Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or ↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Died (session ended)
S10494Enacts the safe access to care act requiring certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and health↓Restricts immigration enforcement↓Restricts immigration enforcement Died (session ended)