Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 970
Mississippi Fair Employment Act; create to provide that hiring illegal aliens shall be unlawful.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI FAIR EMPLOYMENT ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR AN EMPLOYER TO HIRE A PERSON WHO IS NOT A CITIZEN OR QUALIFIED ALIEN; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE ALL STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE TO ENROLL IN THE FEDERAL BASIC PILOT PROGRAM; 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
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
- Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives