House Bill 230 Summary

• State and local agencies must verify lawful presence in the United States for applicants 18 years or older applying for state or federal public benefits, with verification conducted without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin.

• Verification is not required for emergency medical treatment, disaster relief, immunizations and communicable disease testing/treatment, community assistance programs, prenatal care, postnatal care up to 12 months, or food assistance for dependent children under 18.

• Acceptable verification documents include Idaho driver's licenses, out-of-state driver's licenses, military cards, tribal documents, immigration court decisions granting lawful status, U.S. passports, and valid social security numbers, plus attestation under penalty of perjury.

• Applicants claiming lawful alien status must be verified through the federal SAVE program (Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement) operated by the Department of Homeland Security.

• Knowingly making false statements or providing invalid social security numbers in verification attestations constitutes a misdemeanor for the first and second offense and a felony for each subsequent offense.