HB3961 - Tennessee: Immigrants

Companion Bill SB3871. Immigrants - Requires jailers to check legal status of each person charged with a felony or DUI; requires governments to verify the lawful status of person receiving or applying for public benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 41, Chapter 4. Fiscal Summary for HB3961 / *SB3871 Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $813,300/One-Time $8,203,500/Recurring Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $100,000/Recurring Other Fiscal Impact - Any decrease in state expenditures as a result of prohibiting the delivery of certain public benefits to illegal immigrants is unquantifiable because it is unknown how many illegal immigrants currently receive such benefits. The process to determine immigrant status will lengthen the application process for many programs [...]

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