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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2037

Government contracts; require labor to be performed by U.S. citizens or legal aliens.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-5-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE LABOR USED ON PUBLIC WORKS TO BE PERFORMED BY WORKMEN AND LABORERS WHO ARE LEGAL CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OR LEGAL ALIENS; TO AMEND SECTION 31-5-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PUBLIC WORK CONTRACTS TO INCLUDE A PROVISION REQUIRING THE CONTRACTOR TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS; TO AMEND SECTION 31-5-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATING SUCH LABOR REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC WORKS; TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO REQUIRE LABOR USED UNDER PUBLIC CONTRACTS OF ANY KIND TO BE PERFORMED BY WORKMEN AND LABORERS WHO ARE LEGAL CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OR LEGAL ALIENS; TO PROVIDE FOR MANDATORY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION VERIFICATION IN REGARD TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT, EXEMPTIONS AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 31-7-9, 25-9-120 AND 25-53-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN AGENCIES TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; 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 Senate

26 co-sponsors

Sidney Albritton, Terry C. Burton, Videt Carmichael, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Eugene S. Clarke, Doug E. Davis, Joey Fillingane, Billy Hewes, Gary Jackson, Chris McDaniel, Walter Michel, T. O. Moffatt, Alan Nunnelee, Giles Ward, Lee Yancey, Nickey Browning, Bob M. Dearing, Merle Flowers, Jack Gordon, Billy Hudson, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sampson Jackson II, Tom King, Ezell Lee, Haskins Montgomery, Michael Watson

Its course

January 14 to March 18, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 118 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 14 to Jan 3117 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 1 to Mar 18 · stopped46 days

Judiciary BFeb 12 to Mar 18 · stopped35 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 Senate Jan 14 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 1Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 12Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 1Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 1PassedSenate
  5. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 12Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives