Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 1139
Driver's license; birth certificate of foreign born applicant may be translated by any university or four-year college in state.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHENEVER AN APPLICANT FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT WAS NOT BORN IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REQUIRES THAT THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF SUCH PERSON BE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, THE TRANSLATION MAY BE PERFORMED BY ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE IN THIS STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Larry Baker, Jim Ellington, Herb Frierson, Bobby B. Howell, Gary V. Staples
Its course
February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
TransportationFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19
- Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Transportation
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives