l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 949

Mississippi Taxpayer and Employment Act of 2008; establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE TAXPAYER AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2008; TO PROHIBIT TRANSPORTING AND HARBORING OF ILLEGAL ALIENS; TO ESTABLISH MANDATORY EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION OF NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, ACTING JOINTLY WITH THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, TO ADOPT A POLICY REQUIRING ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO VERIFY THE CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL IMMIGRATION STATUS OF ENROLLED STUDENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-103-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT ALL ALIENS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES ARE CLASSIFIED AS NONRESIDENTS OF THE STATE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS OR PLACE OF DOMICILE IN THE UNITED STATES, FOR TUITION PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE FOR COOPERATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ON IMMIGRATION MATTERS; TO REQUIRE VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF PERSONS WHO ARE ARRESTED; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO VERIFY THE LAWFUL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES OF ANY PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR STATE, LOCAL OR FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THIS REQUIREMENT FOR VERIFICATION; TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICANTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS MUST EXECUTE AN AFFIDAVIT THAT HE OR SHE IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR IS A QUALIFIED ALIEN UNDER FEDERAL LAW AND IS LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO PROVIDE FOR A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR WILLFULLY MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATION IN THE AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED BY THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE EACH STATE AGENCY AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT ADMINISTERS ANY PROGRAM OF STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH RESPECT TO ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO PROHIBIT OFFICIAL RESISTANCE OR NONCOOPERATION OF SHARING INFORMATION REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-103-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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

19 co-sponsors

Mark Baker, Larry Baker, Larry Byrd, Gary Chism, Bill Denny, Harvey Fillingane, Herb Frierson, Bobby B. Howell, Mac Huddleston, Rita Martinson, Kevin McGee, Sam C. Mims, V, Ken Morgan, Alex Monsour, Steven Palazzo, Bill Pigott, Gary V. Staples, Mary Ann Stevens, Jerry R. Turner

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

Judiciary BFeb 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

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives