North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H690: The Citizens Support Act.
Status: In committee, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act directing the department of health and human services, the department of commerce, the housing finance agency, and local housing authorities to develop, implement, and report on a plan to ensure that state-funded benefits provided by or through these state and local agencies are available only to united states citizens and noncitizens residing in the united states with legal permission; directing state-funded institutions of higher education to adopt and implement a policy to verify that all applicants are legally authorized to reside in the united states…
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, AND LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND REPORT ON A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT STATE-FUNDED BENEFITS PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THESE STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND NONCITIZENS RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES WITH LEGAL PERMISSION; DIRECTING STATE-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY TO VERIFY THAT ALL APPLICANTS ARE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES; AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY TO VERIFY THAT ALL APPLICANTS FOR BENEFITS ARE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECTION 1. To the extent permitted by federal law, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) shall take all steps necessary to cease providing State-funded benefits to noncitizens residing in the United States without legal permission. SECTION 2. To the extent permitted by federal law, the DHHS shall develop and implement a plan to review and update the eligibility criteria for all State-funded benefits to ensure that noncitizens determined to be residing in the United States without legal permission are …
Sponsors
- Jackson, Neal (R, 78) · primary sponsor