SB151 prohibits the use of state tax dollars to pay anyone unlawfully present in the United States for goods or services provided to government entities. The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security is responsible for enforcing this rule and may create regulations to implement it. The law defines "illegal alien" as a foreign national unlawfully present under federal immigration law.

The Kentucky State Senate passed SB151 on February 28, 2025 by a vote of 29 to 4. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill defends the rule of law and protects taxpayers from footing the bill for illegal aliens. Persons who enter the United States illegally-which, by definition, is a crime-ought not to be rewarded with public funds, let alone be paid for providing goods or services to government entities. Doing so not only incentivizes illegal immigration, but undermines national sovereignty. Moreover, neither social welfare nor the redistribution of taxpayer dollars is a legitimate function of government. Programs that fund or compensate illegal aliens with state revenue violate the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment, which protect the property and liberty of law-abiding citizens. SB151 takes a necessary step toward restoring constitutional governance and fiscal responsibility.