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Senate committee kills legislation that would have created a standard for inquiring about immigration status at DSS
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee killed legislation from Sen. Glen Sturtevant, R-Chesterfield, that would have required the Department of Social Services (DSS) to ask about immigration status when someone is applying for benefits.
Democrats on the committee pointed out that it is already a requirement to be legally in the country to receive social service benefits. Undocumented non-citizens are not eligible for SNAP benefits, according to the DSS, and they never have been.
