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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A06995Provides privacy protections for public benefits recipients regarding disclosure or inquiry about immigration status and eligibility; provides penalties for employees of state or local agencies that knowingly violate such provisions; directs OTDA to promulgate rules and regulations and submit an annual report regarding compliance with, and complaints regarding, violations of such provisions.
Prohibits state and local agencies from inquiring about, collecting, maintaining, or disclosing immigration status for public benefits unless explicitly required by law, and bars disclosure of such information to any agency for civil immigration enforcement purposes, so less immigration enforcement.
No state agency, local social services district, or entity administering public assistance benefits shall inquire about, collect, maintain, or disclose an applicant's or recipient's immigration status unless such information is explicitly required by state or federal law for the determination of eligibility for such public assistance benefits.
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Bars disclosure of immigration status or personally identifiable information obtained in public benefits administration to any federal, state, or local agency for civil immigration enforcement, so less cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Immigration status or personally identifiable information obtained in the administration of public assistance benefits shall not be disclosed to any federal, state, or local agency for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill enacts privacy protections that limit inquiries into and disclosures of immigration status by agencies administering public benefits, explicitly barring use for civil immigration enforcement and imposing penalties for violations; these provisions substantively address immigration-enforcement topics by restricting enforcement and cooperation but do not address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
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