Requires undocumented immigrants to submit to the same level of health background check and be vaccinated in order to use certain state resources

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Andrew Molitor

Undocumented immigrants must pass health background checks and be vaccinated to access specified state resources, with agencies verifying eligibility.

REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Overview

Bill A 4407 would require undocumented immigrants to undergo a health background check and to be vaccinated in order to access certain state resources. The bill is currently referred to the Social Services committee.

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Primary sponsor: Andrew Molitor

Status: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Related bill: A 8281 (prior-session)

Purpose and intent

The bill appears to aim at tying access to specified state resources to two health-related prerequisites for undocumented immigrants: a background health check and vaccination. The stated objective, as inferred from the title, is to ensure health screening and vaccination status as a condition for receiving targeted state benefits or services.

Key provisions (as described)

Health background check: Undocumented immigrants would be required to submit to a background health check. The bill’s text would determine what this entails (data collected, entities authorized to conduct checks, privacy safeguards, and how results are used).

Vaccination requirement: Access to “certain state resources” would require vaccination status to be verified. The specific vaccines, exemptions (medical, religious, or otherwise), and process for verification would be defined in the full bill.

Scope of “state resources”: The bill refers to “certain state resources,” which are not itemized in the summary. The full text would specify which programs or services are affected (e.g., health programs, social services, public benefits, or other state-supported resources).

Affected parties and potential impacts

Directly affected: Undocumented immigrants seeking access to the specified state resources.

State agencies: Agencies administering those resources would implement the health checks and vaccination verification, manage data, and enforce compliance.

Broader effects: Potential changes in access to services, administrative workload, costs of conducting checks and verifying vaccination status, and possible legal or civil rights considerations.

Procedural and timeline aspects

The bill was introduced on February 4, 2025.

It was referred to the Social Services committee on February 4, 2025 (listed twice in the record, likely a clerical duplication).

Next steps typically include committee consideration, potential amendments, floor votes in the sponsoring chamber, and, if passed, movement to the other chamber for consideration.

Notes and considerations

Detailed definitions and safeguards (which resources are affected, which vaccines, exemption policies, data privacy protections, and enforcement mechanisms) will be found in the full text of A 4407.

Related legislation (A 8281) from a prior session may provide context on intent or approach.

If you’d like, I can tailor this summary to highlight potential fiscal impacts, civil rights considerations, or compare it to relevant existing statutes.

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